美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
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U.S. and Iraqi troops raided a Sadr City neighborhood today targeting Shiite extremists. U.S. military says it arrested a suspect believed to be involved in smuggling 1 bombs from Iran.
Thousands of families have fled an embattled Palestinian refugee camp caught in a crossfire 2 of a conflict between the Lebanese army and Islamic extremists. About 31,000 people live in the camp. The United Nations says at least 25,000 have fled since fighting started a week ago.
Police in Russia detained 31 people during a gay rights demonstration 3. The demonstrators were trying to deliver a letter calling on Moscow's mayor to let the activists 4 march through the city.
The streets of the nation's capital filled with roaring sounds of thousands of motorcycles. The Rolling Thunder riders made their annual Memorial Day pilgrimage from the Pentagon to the National Mall and also met with President Bush.
Thousands of families have fled an embattled Palestinian refugee camp caught in a crossfire 2 of a conflict between the Lebanese army and Islamic extremists. About 31,000 people live in the camp. The United Nations says at least 25,000 have fled since fighting started a week ago.
Police in Russia detained 31 people during a gay rights demonstration 3. The demonstrators were trying to deliver a letter calling on Moscow's mayor to let the activists 4 march through the city.
The streets of the nation's capital filled with roaring sounds of thousands of motorcycles. The Rolling Thunder riders made their annual Memorial Day pilgrimage from the Pentagon to the National Mall and also met with President Bush.
1 smuggling
n.走私
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
2 crossfire
n.被卷进争端
- They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。
- When two industrial giants clash,small companies can get caught in the crossfire.两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。
3 demonstration
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。