1. A judge has sentenced convicted murderer Jodi Aria1 to life in prison without the possibility of release on Monday. Judge Sherry Stephens handed down the sentence and ended nearly 7-year-old case that attracted worldwide attention.
2. Senator Marco Rubio told his top
donors2 that he's running for president. The first-term Republican
spoke3 on a conference call with donors, with more political rallies set for Monday evening.
3. 19 people were injured after a mega-bus struck the back of a semi-truck on an Indiana highway. Police said the bus did not react fast enough when the semi braked for construction.
4. And revelers took to the streets for
ethnic4 water fight, marking the Thai New Year. Locals
celebrated5 in Songkran with the ritual bathing of statues of
Buddha6, and ended the day with massive water gun fight.
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aria
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n.独唱曲,咏叹调 |
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- This song takes off from a famous aria.这首歌仿效一首著名的咏叹调。
- The opera was marred by an awkward aria.整部歌剧毁在咏叹调部分的不够熟练。
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donors
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n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 );献血者;捐血者;器官捐献者 |
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- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去,请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 |
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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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ethnic
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adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的 |
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- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
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celebrated
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adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 |
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- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
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Buddha
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n.佛;佛像;佛陀 |
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- Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
- He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。
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