美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-18
时间：2008-07-31 02:44:05
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The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can begin. A federal judge says the courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended. The trial involves Osama bin1 Laden's former driver.
Pilots at US Airways2 say the carrier is pressuring them to carry less fuel on planes to save money. Pilots say it should be up to them to decide how much fuel their planes have. The airline says it wants to know why some pilots are loading up on gas.
Fox news says the Reverend Jesse Jackson used the N word during a break in a televised interview where he criticised presidential candidate Barack Obama. The network did not air the comments. Jackson is apologizing for what he calls hurtful words.
An Australian veterinarian saved the life of this shark by sticking his arm down its throat, all to dislodge a steel hook stuck in the animal's stomach. The procedure was a success with this grey nurse returning to the water.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.war crimes战争罪
War crimes are violations3 of the laws or customs of war, including but not limited to murder, the ill-treatment or deportation4 of civilian5 residents of an occupied territory to slave labor6 camps, the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war, the killing7 of hostages, the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devastation8 not justified9 by military necessity
2.play out
play something ↔ out phrasal verb
if an event or situation is played out or plays itself out, it happens
3.US Airways 美国航空公司
US Airways, Inc. is a low-cost airline owned by US Airways Group, Inc. and is the sixth largest airline in the United States.
4.N word e.g. negro等带有种族歧视的词
５.air[intransitive and transitive]v.
to broadcast a programme on television or radio
6.veterinarian 兽医
7.dislodge [transitive]v.
to force or knock something out of its position
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