AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-06
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(四)月
1. The rocket launched by nuclear-armed North Korea on Sunday appears to have fizzled in the Pacific Ocean. But it still got the international community worry that North Korea has the capacity to fire a long-range missile. Speaking from Prague, President Barack Obama condemned 1 North Korea and called for immediate 2 action from the UN Security Council.
2. Police in Binghamton say the gunman who killed 13 people at a community center had recently visited a firing range every week. But authorities say they still don't know why 41-year-old Jiverly Voong went on a shooting rampage at the American Civic 3 Association.
3. Authorities near Tacoma are still trying to find a motive 4 behind the murders of five children, apparently 5 by their father. Authorities say the 34-year-old father later killed himself several miles away. The children ranged in age from 16 to seven years old.
4. And hundreds of pilgrims gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem. The service marks the start of the Catholic Church's solemn Holy Week. Palm Sunday Mass was also held at a church in Gaza City.
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
- The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。