美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-30
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Sunni Arab and secular 1 groups refuse to open discussions with the Shiite religious bloc 2 leading in Iraq's parliamentary elections until contested results are reviewed.
2. Residents go through the wrecked 3 after wildfires sweep through 20,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma destroying more than 100 homes and killing 4 5 people.
3. Accused Nazi 5 concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk loses another round in court, bringing him a step closer to being deported 6 from the United States.
4. A Palestinian suicide bomber 7 trying to enter Israel blowes himself up at a West Bank checkpoint killing an Israeli soldier and 2 other Palestinians.
5. With New Year's Eve just 2 days away, workers put the finishing touches to the crystal ball that will drop in New York's Times Square at midnight the 31st.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. secular
secular
You use secular to describe things that have no connection with religion.
He spoke 8 about preserving the country as a secular state.
...secular and religious education.
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* religious
2. concentration camp
concentration camp concentration camps
A concentration camp is a prison in which large numbers of ordinary people are kept in very bad conditions, usually during a war.
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- We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
- Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
- A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
- There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
- Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
- They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》