美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-4-01
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(四)月
1. A gunman was taken into custody 1 after shots were fired in the U.S Capitol complex on Monday. Visitors and staff were told to "Shelter in place". The capital was reopened to visitors hours after the first report of gun fire.
2. George's term-limit governor Nathan Deal took a stand against his own party, and averted 2 threatened boycott 3 by major corporations by announcing his veto of a "religious freedom" bill that critics say condemns 4 discrimination against gay people. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, gay rights activities are pursuing a federal suit, challenging a new state law that prevents local governors from passing anti-discrimination rule.
3. Roman Catholic nun 5 mother Mary Angelica has died at the age of 92. Known to millions of simply as "Mother Angelica", she used a monastery 6 garage, to begin a television ministry 7, which later became the external world network.
4. And calling the moment bittersweet. The president and first lady welcomed thousands of children to the south lawn at the White House on Monday, for the last Easter egg roll of the Obama administration.
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
- Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
- She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。
- They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
- She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。