美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(一)月
英语课
A committee investigating the George Washington Bridge traffic jam scandal in New Jersey 1 could name the 17 people and 3 organizations being issued subpoenas 2 on Friday.
Southern California firefighters say calmer winds help to stop the 1,700 acre wildfire from advancing in the San Gabriel Mountains. That fire has destroyed 5 homes and forced several thousand people to evacuate 3.
Dozens of wildfires are burning across south Australia while temperatures top 100 degrees. And strong winds are making conditions even more dangerous.
And a house that's advertised as slightly haunted is for sale in eastern Pennsylvinia. The couple selling the 113-year-old home says they've gotten calls from curiosity seekers and ghost hunters, but no legitimate 4 buyers.
Diane Kepley, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
1 jersey
n.运动衫
- 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。
2 subpoenas
n.（传唤出庭的）传票( subpoena的名词复数 )v.（用传票）传唤（某人）( subpoena的第三人称单数 )
- My company has complied with committee subpoenas by supplying documents confirming all that I have said. 本公司按照委员会的要求，提供了能够证实我刚才发言的文件。 来自辞典例句
- Congressional Investigations: Subpoenas and Contempt Power. Report for Congress April 2, 2003. 金灿荣：《美国国会的监督功能》，载《教学与研究》2003年第2期。 来自互联网
3 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
4 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。