美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-19

1. Two Duke University lacrosse players charged with raping¹ and kidnapping a stripper at a party are now free on bond. Read Seligman and Collin Finnerty will be back in court May 15th. Both were arrested early this morning after being indicted² by a grand jury yesterday.

2. A 19-year-old Dutchman arrested in the Natalie Holloway case may also face charges of selling drugs. The man identified only by his initials "G.V.C." made his first appearance in an Aruban court today.

3. US Secretary of Defense³ Donald Rumsfeld says he's staying on the job despite calls for his resignation from several retired⁴ generals. President Bush strongly defended Rumsfeld earlier today during a Rose Garden ceremony.

4. Gilbert Gottfried has been named the unsexiest man in the world. That's according to a new list of the top 100 unsexy men by the Boston Phoenix's website. Others on the list include Osama Bin⁵ Laden⁶, Jerry Seinfeld, and even Brad Pitt.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stripper :noun [C]
someone whose job is removing all their clothing to entertain other people:

2. bond :noun [C]
US LEGAL a sum of money that is paid to formally promise that someone accused of a crime and being kept in prison will appear for trial if released:
e.g. The judge ordered that he post a $10 000 bond pending⁷ his appeal of the verdict.

1 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

2 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

5 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

6 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

7 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。