美联社新闻一分钟 AP “通俄门”里克·盖茨认罪
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2018(二)月
“通俄门”里克·盖茨认罪
This is AP News Minute.
A former top adviser 1 to Donald Trump 2's election campaign pleaded guilty Friday to Federal conspiracy 3 and making false statements in the special counsel's Russian investigation 4. Rick Gates entered his plea in a federal courthouse. His longtime business associate, and former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, maintained his innocence 5 against what he calls "untrue piled up charges".
The Trump administration has escalated 6 pressure on North Korea by slapping sanctions on scores of companies and ships accused of illicit 7 trading with the pariah 8 nation. President Trump said if sanctions don't work, the US will move to phase II in its pressure campaign which could be "very rough".
Florida's Governor announced a gun safety plan in the wake of the mass shooting at a high school. Governor Rick Scott said he wants to make it "virtually impossible" for a dangerous person to get a gun, and is proposing banning the sale of firearms to anyone younger than 21.
French authorities have discovered an original masterpiece by Edgar Degas in a suitcase on a bus. The impressionist painting was stolen in 2009. The French Culture Ministry 9 said customsagents found the painting in the luggage compartment 10 of the bus.
This is Julian Stiles, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
- The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
- Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。
- Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.不一会儿，汤姆碰上了村里的少年弃儿。
- His landlady had treated him like a dangerous criminal,a pariah.房东太太对待他就像对待危险的罪犯、对待社会弃儿一样。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
- The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。