AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-26
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(五)月
1. North Korea's underground nuclear test is drawing condemnation 1 from Washington to Beijing. The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss what President Barack Obama calls a "blatant 2 violation 3 of international law" and a "grave threat" to world peace.
2. President Obama marked his first Memorial Day as president by taking part in the traditional wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery 4. He praised the men and women of America's fighting forces as the "best of America". Obama also sought to avoid a racial controversy 5 by sending flowers to a monument for Confederate soldiers and to a memorial honoring blacks who fought for the Union during the Civil War.
3. Police in New York City say the explosion that shattered windows at a Starbucks may have been caused by a small bomb made from fireworks. Nobody was hurt. Investigators 6 are looking into similarities between the explosion and others that have taken place in the city over the last four years.
4. Pope Benedict has extended his reach to Facebook and iPhone. He called on young people to use technology to spread the word of the Church.
- There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
- The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
- I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
- His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
- His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》