美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-30
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)
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1. Susan Rice insists there was no intention to mislead the American people on the events at the US consulate 1 in Benghazi, Libya. Rice released a statement the same day she met with senators. Several key republicans say they're even more troubled than before about early statements on the attack.
2. A diagram obtained by AP shows that Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. It was leaked by officials critical of Iran's atomic program.
3. LA County prosecutors 2 have filed murder and drunken-driving charges against a substance abuse counselor 3. The 51-year-old woman allegedly struck a pedestrian and drove for more than two miles with the dying victim on the hood 4 of her car.
4. And the record Powerball jackpot is now even bigger. Powerball officials say they've boosted the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to 500 million dollars.
1 consulate
n.领事馆
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
2 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。