美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-28

1. After insisting that he wasn't supposed to play a role in 9/11, Zacarias Moussaoui is now contradicting himself with some surprising testimony¹. The al-Qaida conspirator² testifying at his death penalty trial in Virginia now says he and shoe bomber³ Richard Reid were supposed to hijack⁴ a fifth plane that day and fly it into the White House.

2. From L.A. (Los Angeles) to Washington, thousands are continuing their immigration reform protests. At the same time, President Bush is renewing his call for a guest worker program, and the Senate is moving ahead on legislation.

3. Mary Winkler had her first day in court Monday in Tennessee. She was arraign⁵ed on a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of her minister husband last week.

4. Two drugs already in use to treat AIDS are showing promise in prevention. Tenofovir and FTC, because of the drugs' success in studies on monkeys, early human trials are being expanded globally.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. hijack :verb [T]
to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence:
e.g. Two men hijacked⁷ a jet travelling to Paris and demanded $125 000.

2. arraign :verb [T] LEGAL
to formally accuse someone in a court of law of a particular crime and ask them to state whether they are guilty or not:
e.g. He was arraigned⁶ on charges of aiding and abetting⁸ terrorists.

3. stem from :phrasal verb
to originate or develop as the result of something:
e.g. Her problems stem from her difficult childhood.

1 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• 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。

2 conspirator   

n.阴谋者，谋叛者

参考例句：

• We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他，恶狠狠地骂个不停。
• A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。

3 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

4 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

5 arraign   

v.提讯；控告

参考例句：

• She was arraigned today on charges of assault and kidnapping.她今天因被控人身侵犯和绑架而受到提审。
• He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor.他因怂恿他人叛国而受到传讯。

6 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

8 abetting   

v.教唆（犯罪）( abet的现在分词 )；煽动；怂恿；支持

参考例句：

• On Earth, unknowingly abetting a criminal doesn't merit this kind of punishment. 在地球上，不知不觉地帮助罪犯并不构成这种惩罚。 来自电影对白
• "By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder." 援助和唆使谋杀的塔利班政权与杀人犯同罪。 来自互联网