美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-13
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(七月)
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1. Investigators 1 say the pilot at the controls of the jetliner that crashed at San Francisco International Airport was only about halfway 2 through his training on the Boeing 777.
2. Defense 3 attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial want to introduce text messages and a Facebook posting by Trayvon Martin about a fight he supposedly had with a friend. However the judge has already ruled that Martin’s interest in guns and fighting could not be used during the trial’s opening statement.
3. A South Korean delegation 4 headed to the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea on Wednesday, for negotiations 5 on restarting the jointly 6 run facility. Complex was shutdown in April as tensions rose between the two Koreas.
4. Tropical storm Chantal roared south Puerto Rico early Wednesday, on a path that will see it pass over the Dominic Republican and Haiti. Authorities are warning of possible landslides 7 and heavy flooding.
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- 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》
adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途
- We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
- In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.代表团；派遣
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
ad.联合地，共同地
- Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
- She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
- Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
- The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。