美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-03
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(七月)
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1. The bill as amended 1 is passed. A Senate majority passed sweeping 2 imigration legislation. The bill opens a door to citizenship 3 for millions of immigrants living in the US.
2. Overnight improvement for Nelson Mandela. The South African government announced the former president's condition remains 4 critical, but is now stable.
3. A key prosecution 5 witness has finished her testimony 6 in the George Zimmerman murder trial. Rachel Jeantel, who spoke 7 with Trayvon Martin moments before his death, said she thought the encounter was racially charged.
4. And a farmer in Washington State is feeding his pigs a cannabis concoction 8. So-called "pot pig" cuts are being sold at a premium 9 price.
1 Amended
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
2 citizenship
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
3 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
5 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
6 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
7 concoction
n.调配(物)；谎言
- She enjoyed the concoction of foreign dishes.她喜欢调制外国菜。
- His story was a sheer concoction.他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。