时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2017年5月


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Our first story this April 25th involves alleged 1 human trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as modern day slavery. It involves deceiving people, defrauding 2 them or forcing them into a type of labor 3 or prostitution.


The DHS says trafficking brings billions of dollars of yearly profit to people who illegally trade human lives. And according to the Global Slavery Index, some form of slavery traps more than 48 million, men, women and children, in 167 countries.


In Brazil, South America's largest and most populated country, slavery was officially abolished in 1888. But like in so many other countries, including the U.S., human trafficking continues in Brazil. In one area where people are taking advantage of is in agriculture. It accounts for more than 6 percent of the country's gross domestic product. More than 15 percent of its labor force.



1 alleged
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
2 defrauding
v.诈取,骗取( defraud的现在分词 )
  • Second is the actor regards defrauding of the wealth as object. 第二,行为人以骗取钱财为目的。 来自互联网
  • Therefore, DELL has the motive and economic purpose of intentionally defrauding the Chinese consumers. 因此,戴尔公司存在故意欺诈中国消费者的动机和经济目的。 来自互联网
3 labor
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
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act one's age
add and subtract relay
allopurinol
amaurosis ex haemorrhagia
Antheropeas
apparent fluidity
arithmetician
Asymmetroceras
azacarpine
bias cut cloth
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cerbral paraplegia
chicoreus cornucervi
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cxref
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Dicellograptus
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dynamic environmental test
electromagneticore
Elkland
emulsion polymer
Enitsa
extended table zero-sided Lindenmayer system
F. C. R.
family machine
gas-liquid interaction
gastful
gesturings
grand coup
Hydrofluorcerite
hysteroids
ICMP
image editing tool
immensest
intercooling device
International Mathematical Union
ion-beam scanning
jellabiya
jilt
jointed wax gourd
kars (qars)
Laghmān, Daryā-ye
law of zones
Long Branch
lowmeltingpoint
loxoconcha hattorii
maxillary prominence
mop the ground with sb.
mostly clear
neobratrachian
non-silting velocity
NSC-95441
obstaine
oleum phenolatum
on open-account terms
Orūmīyeh, Daryācheh-ye
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over-caution
paijenborchella pianfia
partitioned mode
periodontal therapeutics
perspectivistic
phagostimulation
posterolateral thoracotomy
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science citation index
second-level inner macro call
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shoppin
sight-feed oiler
six thousand
source/drain overlap
spraying hose
stand sb up
static draft head
subscapular fossa
text control chaining
three-range winding
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turtlehead
Uch-Korgon
unpowdered
up to this time
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weasel word
weather bulletin
wet gas flow meter
ziegler process