时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(六月)


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1. Strong winds are expected to continue fanning the flames of two wildfires in Arizona. Hundreds of residents have evacuated 1, but no buildings have burnt. A California man is accused of starting one fire when he left behind hot coals at a camp site.


2. Suspect in the botched Times Square bombing faces arraignment 2 Monday. He is accused of using money and training from the Taliban when he parked an SUV with a bomb near a Broadway theater last month. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.


3. A published report says Dutchman Joran van der Sloot retracted 3 his confession 4 in the killing 5 of a young woman in Peru. He apparently 6 claims he was intimidated 7 during interrogation and promised to transfer to the Netherlands. Van der Sloot is also suspected in the 2005 murder of American Natalee Holloway.


4. At least 46 miners were killed in a Chinese coal mine on Monday when explosion ripped through the facility. At least 26 miners escaped the blast. China's mining industry is the world's deadliest.

 



1 evacuated
撤退者的
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
2 arraignment
n.提问,传讯,责难
  • She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
  • Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网
3 retracted
v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 );拒绝执行或遵守;缩回;拉回
  • He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词,后来又翻供。
  • A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句
4 confession
n.自白,供认,承认
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
5 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • 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。
6 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
7 intimidated
v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的
  • We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
  • The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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