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。