AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-27
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 series of deadly attacks in India. Officials say terrorists gunmen opened fire at at least seven sites in the city of Mumbai. The attacks began late Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning.
2.Federal authorities are warning that Al-Qaeda might attack New York City subways and rail lines during the holidays. In a response, some extra patrols have been added to transit 1 hubs. But some News Yorkers shrugged 3 off the news and said they are not planning to change their travel plans. -
3.A Missouri mother has been convicted of misdemeanor crimes in connection with the cyberbullying case. But a federal jury in Los Angeles could not reach a verdict on the main conspiracy 4 charge against Lori Drew. A mistrial was declared on that count. Drew was accused of conspiring 5 with two other people to create a fictitious 6 profile of a teenage boy on MySpace to harass 7 a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide.
4.President-elect Obama spent part of the day before Thanksgiving helping 8 the poor. Obama along with his wife Michelle and their daughters handed out meals to the needy 9 at a Chicago church.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
to ignore or pay no attention to sth; to laugh out of court
2.cyberbullying: n.
cyber-bullying is when the Internet, cell phones, or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person, We say these arethey are forms
3.misdemeanor: n.
In the United States, the federal government generally considers a crime punishable by a year or less in prison to be a misdemeanor; Misdemeanors usually do not result in the loss of civil rights, but may result in loss of privileges, such as professional licenses 10, public offices, or public employment. Such effects are known as the collateral 11 consequences of criminal charges. To see more please click HERE
4.fictitious: adj.
If sth is fictitious, it is invented by sb rather than true.
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
- With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
- I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
- Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
- She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- 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。
- She invented a fictitious boyfriend to put him off.她虚构出一个男朋友来拒绝他。
- The story my mother told me when I was young is fictitious.小时候妈妈对我讲的那个故事是虚构的。
- 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。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
- They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
- Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句
- Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
- Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。