美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-19
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2015(二)月
英语课
1. The 26-year-old American woman held by Islamic State militants 1 has been confirmed dead. Kayla Mueller was working with Syrian refugees when she was captured in August 2013. In a statement released by her family, Mueller is remembered as compassionate 2 humanitarian 3.
2. Law enforcement officials have indicted 4 Jesse Matthew Jr. on a count of first-degree murder in the Hannah Graham case. Graham disappeared in September last year and was found dead a few days later. Matthew was also charged with abduction of the UVa student.
3. Dominique Strauss-Khan will stand for the first time Tuesday in a trial involving alleged 5 prostitution raid. Prosecutors 6 alleged the former International Monetary 7 Fund boss participated in a sex party at luxurious 8 hotels in France and the US. Strauss-Khan maintained that he was unaware 9 women at those parties were prostitutes.
4. And Russia's President Vladimir Putin has marked his final day at a visit to Egypt. Putin received an artifact from his host, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and in return, Putin gave Sisi with a collection of classic rifle.
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
adj.有同情心的,表示同情的
- She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
- The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
- The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
- He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
- This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
- The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。