美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-12
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(四)月
英语课
1. Oscar Pistorious broke down in sobs 1 and howls at his murder trial on Tuesday, forcing a brief adjournment 2. The star athlete was testifying about the moment he realized that he had shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as opposed to an intruder.
2. At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy said a twitter-like program reportedly designed to foster dissent 3 in Cuba was “Cockamamie Idea” that was not adequately described to congress when developed by the USA ID.
3. The reverend Al Sharpton says a “smoking gun” report that he spied on New York mafia figures in 1980s is old news. Sharpton says he cooperated with an FBI investigation 4 but never considered himself an informant.
4. And the animals at the Paris Zoo are getting ready to their close-up. The zoo reopens to the public this weekend after a multi-year and multi-million-dollar makeover.
啜泣（声），呜咽（声）( sob的名词复数 )
- She was struggling to suppress her sobs. 她拼命不让自己哭出来。
- She burst into a convulsive sobs. 她突然抽泣起来。
休会； 延期； 休会期； 休庭期
- The adjournment of the case lasted for two weeks. 该案休庭期为两周。
- The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case. 律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。
n./v.不同意，持异议
- It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
- He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。
n.调查，调查研究
- 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。