圣贝纳迪诺枪击事件、国际足联和洛雷塔
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(十二)月
AS IT IS 2015-12-05 San Bernardino Shootings, FIFA, and Loretta Lynch 圣贝纳迪诺枪击事件、国际足联和洛雷塔
This is What's Trending Today...
#SanBernardino
Social media remained intensely focused on yesterday’s shootings in San Bernardino, California. Fourteen people died and 21 more were injured. It marked the deadliest mass shooting in three years in the United States.
On Twitter the hashtag #SanBernardino reflected the divide in America on gun laws. News reports Thursday said that all four guns used by the two shooters were purchased legally.
That hashtag also contained thousands of messages asking for prayers for the victims. Some of those messages came from conservative U.S. politicians who support gun rights.
The New York Daily News ran a controversial cover Thursday morning. It read “God Isn’t Fixing This.” It implied that the politicians sending prayers on social media need to do more than pray to prevent mass shootings.
The cover sparked intense debate on social media.
Loretta Lynch and FIFA
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch trended worldwide on Twitter Thursday, following the announcement that 16 other FIFA members were being charged with corruption 1.
Among them include the president of the South American confederation, the head of FIFA’s North and Central American and Caribbean governing body, and a former Brazilian FIFA federation 2 head.
Lynch spoke 3 to the media Thursday about the latest charges. Quotes from her speech spread on social media. Many applauded her intensity 4 and determination in the corruption investigation 5.
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controversial - adj. relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument
imply - v. to express (something) in an indirect way
spark - v. : to cause (something) to start or happen
outrageous 6 - adj. very bad or wrong in a way that causes anger : too bad to be accepted or allowed
unconscionable - adj. extremely bad, unfair, or wrong
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
- Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
- The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
- Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。