美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-26
时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2014(一)月
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Philadephia police say a boy charged with aggravated 1 assault was expected to surrender Saturday in connection with a school shooting Friday. Another boy in custody 2 has not yet been charged, according to police.
In the deadlist violence against foreign civilians 3 in Afghanistan since the start of the war nearly 13 years ago, a suicide bomber 4 blew himself up outside a restaurant in Cabul Friday night. The attack killed at least 21 people, including 2 U.S. citizens.
Voters overwhelmingly supported Egypt's military-backed constitution in a 2-day election, with 98.1% percent supporting it in the first vote since a coup 5 toppled the country's president. The election was seen as a key to legitimizing the military-backed interim 6 government.
And in Washington, Bao Bao is making her debut 7 at the National Zoo Saturday - the first time the general public is allowed to see the 5-month-old panda cub 8. The zoo has extened its hours this weekend to accommodate the expected crowds.
Jill Craig, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
1 aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火
- If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我,我就要揍他。
- Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳,反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
2 custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
3 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
4 bomber
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
5 coup
n.政变;突然而成功的行动
- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
6 interim
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。