美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-05
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(六月)
英语课
1. The Secret Service says a letter similar to two ricin-laced letters sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been intercepted 1 by a White House mail screening facility. The letter was addressed to President Obama and has been turned over to the FBI.
2. The council on American-Islamic relations wants the Justice Department to investigate the death of Ibragim Todashev, the Chechen immigrant who authorities recently shot to death while he was being interrogated 2 about ties to Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
3. An Arizona mother who was jailed on drug smuggling 3 charges in Mexico is proclaiming her innocence 4 in a TV interview. Yanira Maldonado was arrested after 12 pounds of marijuana was found under the seat of her bus. But her family says she was framed.
4. Russian researchers say they have discovered a perfectly 5 preserved woolly mammoth 6 carcass with blood, fueling hopes of cloning the ice animal. The carcass was found on a remote island in the Arctic.
2. The council on American-Islamic relations wants the Justice Department to investigate the death of Ibragim Todashev, the Chechen immigrant who authorities recently shot to death while he was being interrogated 2 about ties to Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
3. An Arizona mother who was jailed on drug smuggling 3 charges in Mexico is proclaiming her innocence 4 in a TV interview. Yanira Maldonado was arrested after 12 pounds of marijuana was found under the seat of her bus. But her family says she was framed.
4. Russian researchers say they have discovered a perfectly 5 preserved woolly mammoth 6 carcass with blood, fueling hopes of cloning the ice animal. The carcass was found on a remote island in the Arctic.
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。
v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询
- He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
- Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.走私
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
n.无罪；天真；无害
- There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
- The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。