美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-06
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(五)月
This is AP News Minute.
An American serviceman has been killed in Iraq. Secretary of Defense 1 Ash Carter annouced it on Tuesday. A US military official said the American was killed while performing his duty as an adviser 2 to Kurdish Peshmerga troops.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton participated in an opioid drug abuse discussion where she shared his story of how a former intern 3 died from opioid overdose. Clinton was part of a substance abuse addiction 4 discussion while campaigning in west Virginina on Tuesday.
A UN envoy 5 to Syria and Russian foreign minister began talks in Moscow by reviving the stalled ceasefire in Syria. Staffan de Mistura said that May would be an important month for Syria and the international community as efforts continue to bring peace to the troubled country.
The Brazilian torch relay for the Rio de Jeneiro Olympics has kicked off after the torch was ignited by embattled president Dilma Rousseff. The 3-month relay across Brazil ending at the opening ceremony on August 5th in Rio will involve 329 cities and 12,000 torchbearers.
Matthew Burgoyne, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
- The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。
- He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
- Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。