AP 2011-11-04
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十一月)
英语课
1. Today could be the final day of testimony 1 in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor. Testimony from defendant 2 Dr. Conrad Murray is up in the air. He says he'll make that decision today.
2. A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR's top team and his wife crash landed at a Key West, Florida airport. Rick Hendrick and his wife Linda both suffered minor 3 injuries. The pilot and co-pilot were also taken to the hospital as a precaution.
3. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cancelled the trip to London and Turkey, and will instead stay in Washington because her mother is falling ill. The nature of 92-year-old Dorothy Rodham's illness has not been released.
4. There are still close to two million customers without electricity in parts of the Northeast as it tries to recover from a surprise October snowstorm. At least 21 deaths are blamed on the storm.
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。
n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的
- The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
- The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。