美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-3
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(一)月
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Texas teen Ethan Couch was found in Mexico with his mother after fleeing the US while on probation 1 for killing 2 4 people in a drunk driving wreck 3. Couch's lawyers invoked 4 an "affluenza" defense 5 during court proceedings 6, claiming the teen was coddled into a sense of irresponsibility for the crime.
A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of a black teen Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Jason Van Dyke 7 faces 6 counts of first degree murder in the 17-year-old's death. His next hearing is set for January 29th.
US Defense officials say that considerable success was made in Ramadi after Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants 8 out of the city center. The Iraqi flag was flown over the government complex in the city. Military officials say the clearance 9 is a significant milestone 10 for the fight against the Islamic State.
And one Hawaiian had a close call with President Obama's security detail after flying a drone near Obama's motorcade. The man was unaware 11 the motorcade would be traveling through the area, Obama was on his way to a round of golf.
1 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
- The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
- His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。
2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- 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。
3 wreck
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
4 invoked
v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求
- It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
- She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
6 proceedings
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
7 dyke
n.堤，水坝，排水沟
- If one sheep leap over the dyke,all the rest will follow.一只羊跳过沟，其余的羊也跟着跳。
- One ant-hole may cause the collapse of a thousand-li dyke.千里长堤，溃于蚁穴。
8 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
9 clearance
n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理
- There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
- The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。