AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十一)月
1. A federal jury has the case of Lori Drew, a Missouri mother accused of conspiring 1 with her daughter and an assistant to harass 2 a 13-year-old girl on the Internet, allegedly precipitating 3 the teen's suicide.
2. U.S. Marshals say a suspect in the New Jersey 4 church shootings has been captured in Georgia. The man is accused of driving to New Jersey then shooting and killing 5 his estranged 6 wife and a bystander and critically wounding his wife's cousin.
3. Floods and landslides 7 triggered by several days of heavy rain in southern Brazil have killed dozens of people and driven 22,000 from their homes.
4. The free public restrooms operated by the Charmin toilet paper company in Times Square have been rolled out for another holiday season. The 20 deluxe 8 stalls were inaugurated with a ceremonial first flush by Broadway star Joey Fatone.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.precipitate 9: v.
to force someone or something into a particular state or condition or make sth serious happen
2.bystander: n.
someone who watches what is happening without taking part [= onlooker]:
3.inaugurate: v.
to open an event etc for the first time
- They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
- John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。
- Our mission is to harass the landing of the main Japaness expeditionary force.我们的任务是骚乱日本远征军主力的登陆。
- They received the order to harass the enemy's rear.他们接到骚扰敌人后方的命令。
- Precipitating electrode plate is a key part in electrostatic precipitation equipment. 静电收尘板是静电收尘设备中的关键部件。 来自互联网
- The precipitation bond adopts a sloped tube to enhance the precipitating efficiency. 沉淀池采用斜管，提高了沉降效率。 来自互联网
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- 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。
- He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
- The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。
- Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
- The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
- This system puts the top hotels in a special deluxe category.这种分类法把最高级的旅馆列为特殊豪华级。
- I liked the deluxe edition,but I could afford only a second best.我喜欢精装版，但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。
- I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
- The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。