万花筒 2012-06-04&06-06 穆巴拉克被判终身监禁

 Breaking news overseas, former Egyptian president Houssani Mubarack has been sentenced to life in prison this morning. When the sentence was announced, fights broke out inside the court room and on the streets of Cairo. ABC's Jeffery Koffron join us now from London with the details. Jeffery.

Good morning, Ron, well this verdict, this trial would have been unthinkable even 2 years ago. A stunning¹ fall for Mubarack ,the first Arab leader ever convicted in his own country of crimes against his own people, found guilty of failing to stop the killing² of armed demonstrators during the last year's uprising. When the verdict was read, jubilation³ erupted in crowd outside the court, then scuffle between the Mubarack supporters and opponents. Mubarack, 84 has been held in a Cairo hospital. Today he was taken by a helicopter to a prison outside Cairo where he will serve that life sentence. Ron

Ok, Jeffery Kofron reporting from London, Houssani Mubarack's been sentenced to life

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 killing   

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。

3 jubilation   

n.欢庆，喜悦

参考例句：

• The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.主场球迷为进球欢呼。
• The whole city was a scene of jubilation.全市一片欢腾。