AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-28
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(二)月
1.Congressional officials say President Obama plans to withdraw most American troops from Iraq by August of 2010, but tens of thousands will stay behind to advise（原为revise) Iraqi forces and protect U.S. interests in that country. Obama is expected to make an official announcement today at Camp Lejeune.
2.After a nearly two-decade ban, Defend Secretary Robert Gates says it is OK for the media to take photos of flag-covered caskets when the families of those killed in action agree. Details of the new policy are still being worked out.
3.An FBI agent shot while trying to execute a search warrant. The incident happened during a roundup of suspects in an alleged 1 cocaine 2 distribution ring at this Buffalo-area home. Authorities say the wounded agent is in stable condition.
4.Four members of a Georgia-based group have been charged with helping 3 a cancer patient end his life last June. Investigators 4 say the Final Exit Network, which provides members with instructions on how to suffocate 5 themselves, may have been involved in as many as 200 assisted suicides around the country.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.advise: v.
to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something
2.Camp Lejeune: n.
Marine 6 Corps 7 Base Camp Lejeune is a major base for the United States Marine Corps and is located on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States near Jacksonville, North Carolina.
3.casket: n.
a long box in which a dead person is buried or burnt,
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
- Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。
- 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。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- If you shut all the windows,I will suffocate.如果你把窗户全部关起来，我就会闷死。
- The stale air made us suffocate.浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。