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Dozens of military chaplains and grief counselors 1 are heading to the Fort Hood 2 army base in the U.S. state of Texas where a shooting rampage left 13 people dead and 30 wounded. Authorities say the alleged 3 shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, fired at soldiers and civilians 5 inside a building before he was shot by a civilian 4 police officer. The army refuses to discuss possible motives 6 for the shooting and President Barack Obama and other officials are warning the public not to jump to conclusions as the investigation 7 proceeds.
"We do not all the answers yet. And I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts. What we do know is that their families, friends and an entire nation are grieving right now for the valiant 8 men and women, who came under attack in one of the worst mass shootings ever to take place on an American military base. "
Mr. Obama ordered flags at the White House and other federal buildings flown at half-staff until November 11 in honor of the dead. A moment of silence also was held at Fort Hood and other U.S. military bases Friday as a show of respect for the victims. Reports say the alleged gunman is a 39-year-old psychiatrist 9 who specializes in trauma 10 counseling and was about to be deployed 11 to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's Defense 12 Ministry 13 says a NATO air strike has mistakenly killed seven members of the Afghan security forces. Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry has rejected comments from a top U.N. official, Kai Eide, who warned President Hamid Karzai that he must do more to combat corruption 14 or risk losing international support. A Foreign Ministry statement says that Eide exceeded his authority as a representative of an impartial 15 international organization.
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet this weekend to debate a sweeping 16 measure to reform the US healthcare system, a major objective of President Barack Obama. VOA congressional correspondent Dan Robinson has the details.
Though they are planning for a Saturday evening vote, Democrats 17 are also preparing for any delaying tactics that minority Republicans may employ against the bill. Saying Democrats were very close to the 218 votes needed for approval, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer warned that if necessary, he would keep lawmakers in session until the legislation is passed on Sunday and into next week if needed. President Obama is now scheduled to go to Capitol Hill on Saturday, a visit aimed at helping 18 Democrats ensure that they have the 218 votes needed for passage. However, House approval doesn't ensure victory on what is perhaps the most crucial legislative 19 test of his first year in office. The U.S. Senate must still pass its own healthcare reform bill which contains similarities and also differences with the House version and no final bill can go to the president for signature until lawmakers work out differences between separate versions. Dan Robinson, VOA News at the Capitol.
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor 20 Louis Moreno Ocampo ended a crucial visit to Kenya Saturday. VOA's Alan Boswell has more.
Ocampo announced on Thursday that he was invoking 21 his prosecutorial 22 powers to ask the court to authorize 23 investigations 24 into crimes committed during the violence following the disputed December 2007 presidential election. The International Criminal Court announced on Friday that the Kenyan case had been assigned a pre-trial chamber 25 at the prosecutor's request. The statement from Ocampo came after Kenya's president and prime minister informed the prosecutor during a face-to-face meeting that they would not refer the case themselves to the ICC.
Kenya is a signatory to the court's governing statute 26 and is legally obliged to cooperate with the court's proceedings 27. The two Kenyan leaders announced they would fulfill 28 their legal requirements under international law. The findings of the report were kept under seal and handed over to former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, who in July shocked the Kenyan political establishment by handing over the collected evidence to the ICC prosecutor.
Ocampo plans to charge the Kenyan suspects with committing crimes against humanity. He says if the investigation is approved, he will return to Kenya to meet personally with the violence victims. Alan Boswell for VOA News, Nairobi.
The police chief in the Iranian capital, Teheran, says 109 people were arrested during mass rallies this week.
And the U.N. refugee agency says it's contributing five machines to help clear landmines 29 from Tamil areas in northern Sri Lanka.
- Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册
- She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
- The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
- 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
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- 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。
- He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
- Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
- He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
- The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
- Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
- The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
- Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- You can customise the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You can customize the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自辞典例句
- If prosecutorial misconduct results in a mistrial, a later prosecution may be barred. 如果检察官的不轨行为导致审判无效，再行起诉可能会被除数禁止。 来自口语例句
- Prosecutorial supervision is required according to public power attribution of civil litigation. 民事诉讼的个性和检察监督是对立统一的关系，并不排斥检察监督。
- He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
- Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
- Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
- The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
- This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。