美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-03-12
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(三)月
This is AP news minute.
1. At least two people were dead in protest in Seoul of South Korea after a panel of judge there decided 1 to remove their country's president from office. President Park was impeached 2 due to a corruption 3 scandal.
2. There were more legal challenges for president Donald Trump's travel ban on 6 majority Muslim nations. Oregon and Minnesota have joined Washington State's lawsuit 4. Hawaii is also suing.
3. Crews in Rochester, New York say it could take days to restore power for more than thousands of homes and businesses after a hurricane-force winds knocked trees and utility lines. Restoring power is urgent. Snow and frigid 5 temperatures are away.
4. And a wild fire is burning in Colorado, closed to the Coors Brewing 6 plant. Officials say winds are pushing the flame west, but they aren't threatening any structures.
Matt Small, the Associated Press with AP news minute.
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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。
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
- He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。