美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-21
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(四)月
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1. 2 suspicious bags were detonated by Boston police after discovering them with no owner. Police arrested the suspect who left the bag closed to the Marathon's finish line. Victims of the Boston Marathon bombing marked the one year anniversary of the tragedy on Tuesday.
2. A South Korea passenger ship carrying more than 470 people sank off the country's Southern coast. The ferry carrying 325 high school students send the distress 1 call as it began leaning to one side.
3. A special unity 2 in the NYPD that sparked controversy 3 for spying on Muslim has been disbanded. New York city mayor Bill De Blasio calls the move a critical step forward in easing tension between police and community.
4. And the Duke and Dutch of Cambridge got a closing encounter with two of the New Zealand's felines 4. The royal couple cuddled tiny police puppies that are being trained for the New Zealand police K9 unit.
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
n.争论,辩论,争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。