AP 2010-02-27
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2010(二月)
[1] Former Vice 1 President Dick Cheney remains 2 in the hospital after experienced chest pain yesterday. An aide to the 69-year-old says he is resting comfortably at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. Cheney has had a history of heart problems, including four heart attacks.
[2] Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi told a federal judge that he was trained by al-Qaeda for a martyrdom plan to attack the New York City subways. The 25-year-old pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy 3 to use weapons of mass destruction. Zazi faces a life prison sentence without parole.
[3] The president of Toyota's US operations, James Lentz, is scheduled to appear in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today. The session will focus on Toyota's recalls of millions of vehicles over defects involving floor mats, gas pedals and brakes. In an apology prepared for today's hearing, Lentz says Toyota took too long to confront the sudden acceleration 4 problems.
[4] The Guinness World Records says an Arizona Great Dane is the tallest dog ever. Two-hundred-fifty-pound ‘Giant George’ stands three feet seven inches from paw to shoulder. The four-year-old dog is three quarters of an inch taller than his closest rival, Titan, a white Great Dane from San Diego.
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
- He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。