美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-1-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(一)月
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Kentucky authorities say twoteen sweethearts suspected in a crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilferedchecks have finally been apprehended 1 in Florida. The modern-day Bonnie andClyde duo began their run from the law and their families earlier this monthwhen they vanished from their small hometown in western Kentucky.
Six convicted drug smugglersincluding five foreigners have been executed by a firing squad 2 in Indonesia.Clemency 3 requests from families and embassy representatives to the Indonesiagovernment were rejected back in December.
Dozens of Palestinianprotesters are throwing eggs and shoes at the convoy 4 of the visiting CanadianForeign Minister Sunday in a show of defiance 5 toward Canada’s perceived pro-Israelstance. Foreign Minister John Baird is in the region for five days of meetingwith Israeli and Palestinian officials.
And Pope Francis has ended hisAsia pilgrimage with a final mass in Philippines, appealing for the future ofthe Catholic Church. The Pontiff celebrated 6 his final mass on the same daydevotees celebrate the feast of the child Jesus or Santo Nino.
Emily Roseman, the AssociatedPress with AP News Minute.
逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解
- She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
- The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
n.温和，仁慈，宽厚
- The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
- They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队
- The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
- Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗
- He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
- He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。