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美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-10

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1. Prosecutors1 say new DNA2 tests clear the family of JonBenet Ramsey in the 1996 killing3 of the six-year-old beauty queen. The District Attorney's Office says tests point to an unexplained third party.
 
2. More than 1,000 people have been confirmed ill from a salmonella outbreak, making it the worst food outbreak in years. Raw tomatoes are a chief suspect, but the government says some types of hot peppers may be implicated5 too.

3. Turkish officials say suspected al-Qaeda militants6 surprised a police officer near the US consulate8, sparking a gun battle. Three attackers and three officers were killed in the Istanbul shooting. At least one attacker escaped.
 
4. The Eiffel Tower is getting a 267-million-dollar makeover,designed to improve the experience for visitors and make the monument greener, helping9 the environment. It is one of the world's most popular attractions, drawing nearly seven million visitors a year.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.clear [transitive usually passive]v.

to prove that someone is not guilty of something

2. implicate4 [usually passive]v.

formal if something is implicated in something bad or harmful, it is shown to be its cause

be implicated in something
 
3.surprise [transitive]v.

to find, catch, or attack someone when they are not expecting it, especially when they are doing something they should not be doing

4.consulate[countable]n.领事馆

PGO the building in which a consul7 lives and works [embassy]
 
5.spark[transitive]v.
to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence [= provoke]
 
6.makeover[countable]n.
if you give a place a makeover, you make it look more attractive by painting the walls, putting in new furniture etc


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1 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
参考例句:
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
2 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句:
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 implicate JkPyo     
vt.使牵连其中,涉嫌
参考例句:
  • He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Stu.他在笔记本中没发现任何涉及斯图的东西。
  • I do not want to implicate you in my problem of the job.我工作上的问题不想把你也牵扯进来。
5 implicated 8443a53107b44913ed0a3f12cadfa423     
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
参考例句:
  • These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
7 consul sOAzC     
n.领事;执政官
参考例句:
  • A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
  • He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。
8 consulate COwzC     
n.领事馆
参考例句:
  • The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
  • The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
9 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
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