学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2323-hostage
时间:2019-03-07 作者:英语课 分类:英语单词荟萃
英语课
今天我们要学的词是 hostage. Hostage 人质。美国政府关于人质问题的政策最近发生了变化。Families who try to pay ransom 1 to win the release of American hostages will no longer face the threat of prosecution 2. 人质家属通过支付赎金让人质获得自由,今后不会再因此而受到面临政府起诉的威胁。据报道,30 Americans are being held hostage overseas currently. 美国公民目前在海外被扣为人质的总共有三十人。好的,今天我们学习的词是 hostage, hostage, hostage...
n.赎金,赎身;v.赎回,解救
- We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
- The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。