CNN 2010-07-28

Well, we would like to see this material, the revelations that this material gives be taken seriously, investigated by governments, and new policies put in place as a result. If not, prosecutions¹ of those people who have committed abuses, this means, it's important to understand this material doesn’t just reveal abuses, this material describes past six years of war.

 

The Cambodian people have been waiting more than 31 years to bring the leaders of the Khmer Rouge² to justice. Today, a milestone³ verdict, the first conviction in an International War Crimes trial, that's of Kaing Guek Eav, alias⁴ comrade Duch, who ran a secret torture camp called S-21 at the heart of Pol Pot's Regime. It's thought more than 14,000 people were tortured to death inside this former school building that Kaing Guek Eav presided over. Today he was found guilty of crimes against humanity in war crimes and sentenced to 35 years in prison, although he will only serve some 19 years.

 

A BP-TNK official tells CNN that as part of Hayward's severance⁵ package, he may be offered a number of directorships or consultant⁶ positions at jointly-owned BP oil ventures like TNK-BP. And we understand that an announcement will be made with respect to a management change at BP late tonight, after midnight tonight Eastern Time, which is tomorrow morning London time, when BP releases its quarterly earnings⁷. The expectation is that Tony Hayward will be out, Bob Dudley, Robert Dudley, formerly⁸ of Amoco and the senior man for BP in the United States will take over as the CEO of BP.

 

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Jim Dar shot this video of the tornado⁹ from the front yard of his Indiana home, just one mile away. Scott Williams and his family took cover in their basement. In this video, you can actually see what appears to be the roof as it’s torn off the house. Here it is again in slow motion, the tornado hits the house, a black cloud then explodes hundreds of feet into the air. Williams, who's only lived in the house for about one year, says his home is almost complete lost

1 prosecutions   

起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事

参考例句：

• It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
• Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

2 rouge   

n.胭脂，口红唇膏；v.(在…上)擦口红

参考例句：

• Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.女人往面颊上涂胭脂，使脸更漂亮。
• She didn't need any powder or lip rouge to make her pretty.她天生漂亮，不需要任何脂粉唇膏打扮自己。

3 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

4 alias   

n.化名；别名；adv.又名

参考例句：

• His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
• You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

5 severance   

n.离职金；切断

参考例句：

• Those laid off received their regular checks,plus vacation and severance pay.那些被裁的人都收到他们应得的薪金，再加上假期和解职的酬金。Kirchofer was terminated,effective immediately--without severance or warning.科奇弗被解雇了，立刻生效--而且没有辞退费或者警告。

6 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

7 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

8 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

9 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。