VOA慢速英语2015 Suspect Arrested in South Carolina Church Killings
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(六)月
Suspect Arrested in South Carolina Church Killings 2
Police in the U.S. arrested a man Thursday in connection with a mass shooting in South Carolina Wednesday. Twenty-one year old Dylann Storm Roof is suspected of killing 1 nine people at an African-American church in the city of Charleston. Federal investigators 3 say they will pursue hate crimes charges against the suspect.
Investigators say the suspect walked into the church during a weekly prayer meeting. He sat with the churchgoers for about an hour before he started shooting.
In a televised speech on Thursday, President Barack Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, personally know several members of the church, including the pastor 4 who was murdered.
U.S. House of Representatives revive Obama trade deal
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to give President Barack Obama fast-track power to complete a trade agreement with 11 Pacific Ocean countries.
The vote means Congress can accept or reject the final agreement but cannot make changes to it.
Democratic lawmakers had widely opposed the bill. They argued it would give U.S. businesses more power to move jobs overseas to cut labor 5 costs.
South Korea reports three more MERS deaths; Thailand confirms first MERS patient
The number of deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome 6 in South Korea has risen to 23, officials said Thursday. South Korea's health ministry 7 said it has also confirmed three more cases of MERS. The total number of known infections is now 165.
Thailand reported its first case of MERS. Thailand’s public health minister spoke 8 to reporters in Bangkok. He said a heart patient from Oman is infected.
Words in the News
pursue – v. to try to get or do (something) over a period of time
pastor – n. a minister or priest in charge of a church or parish
fast-track – adj. producing a desired result quickly
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
- We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
- 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。
- The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
- Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。