时间:2018-12-15 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2018(十)月


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This is AP News Minute.


Authorities in Indonesia say a passenger jet crashed into the sea just after takeoff on Monday. Lion Air says the brand new plane was carrying 189 people.


A US attorney says federal prosecutors 1 hope to seek the death penalty against the Pittsburgh shooting suspect. Robert Bowers 2 is accused of killing 3 11 people and wounding 6 more in a synagogue on Saturday.


The man accused of sending explosives to prominent democrats 4 and President Trump's critics is due in court on Monday. Cesar Sayoc was arrested in Florida on Friday and faces 5 federal charges.


Crowds poured into the streets of Boston on Sunday night to celebrate the Red Sox World Series 



1 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。
2 bowers
n.(女子的)卧室( bower的名词复数 );船首锚;阴凉处;鞠躬的人
  • If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的,那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网
3 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。
4 democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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