美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-22
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月
1. In Belgrade, rioters break into the US embassy, setting fire to an office after a massive protest against Kosovo's independence. And inside, a charred 1 body is found.
2. The New York Times is standing 2 by its story about John McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist while presidential hopeful McCain says the story is not true, saying they were friends and nothing more.
3. A lawsuit 3 in the Duke Lacrosse case for more than three dozen current and former players, saying they suffered emotional distress 4 from the now-discredited rape 5 case. It's seeking unspecified damages.
4. It could be out of the funny pages, but this is real. A man in Iowa gets fired after putting up a 'Dilbert' cartoon at work, calling bosses drunken lemurs. His real bosses objected. Now Dilbert's creator is weighing in, using, what else? A comic.
- the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
- The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
- He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。