The Brazilian senators voted overwhelmingly todismiss President Dilma Rousseff at the end of herimpeachment trial. Senators found her guilty ofillegally tampering with the budget two years ago tohide a growing deficit. They voted down a proposal to ban Ms. Rousseff from public offices forthe next eight years.Opponents of President Ali Bongo in Gabon have set the national assembly on fire. They areangry at the announcement of his narrow victory over his rival, Jean Ping, whose supportersbelieve the results have been falsified.
A pan-African survey has found the continent's elephant population has declined by a thirdin the last decade, with almost 150,000 killed. The research has warned that half of theelephants left in Africa could be gone in the next ten years.
British scientists say a new Alzheimer treatment is showing promising results in trials, raisinghopes that a drug to slow the progression of the devastating disease may finally be in sight.The potential drugs slow the decline in memory and thinking skills of those in the early stagesof condition.
The US presidential candidate Donald Trump has arrived in Mexico which he criticizes as thehome of drug dealers and rapists. Mr. Trump will hold private talks with President Enrique Pe?aNieto.
Israel has approved the construction of nearly 300 new homes for Jewish settlers in theoccupied West Bank. It's also retrospectively legalized almost 200 existing homes.
Joe Sutter, the man considered to be the father of Boeing 747 aircraft has died at the age of95. The plane’s successful debut in 1969 ushered in the era of long-haul travel for themasses.And there has been record spending by English Premier League football teams eager to snap upnew players before the closure shortly after the summer transfer window. They've paid up toabout 1.3 billion dollars.
They channel their assistance overwhelmingly to social sectors or to infrastructure sectors such as water supply and sanitation that have direct effects on household health.他们把绝大多数的援助都投入到诸如供水和卫生系统这样对家庭健康有直接影响的基础设施部门中。
2.dismiss vt.解雇,开除,不予考虑
I dismissed the problem from my mind.
我从心中摒除了这个问题。
3.impeachment n.弹劾,控告,怀疑
There are grounds for impeachment.
有数个弹劾的理由。
4.deficit n.赤字,亏损
They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
他们已准备好在下一个财政年度削减联邦预算赤字。
5.falsify vt.篡改,伪造
The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.
对他的指控包括诈骗、贿赂和篡改业务记录。
6.Alzheimer n.阿兹海默病,阿兹海默症
Until now, the only definitive way to diagnose Alzheimer’s has been to search for plaque with a brain autopsy after the patient dies.
直到现在,唯一有效的老年痴呆症诊断方法是对死去的病人进行脑部尸检来找到空斑的存在。
7.rapist n.强奸犯
The convicted murderer and rapist is scheduled to be executed next Friday.
那名被判有罪的强奸杀人犯定于下周五执行死刑。
8.retrospectively adv.回顾地
The retrospectively confirmed cases bring the total in Indonesia to 63. Of these cases, 48 have been fatal.
这些回顾性确诊病例使印度尼西亚病例总数达到63例,其中有48例死亡。
2内容解析:1.Senators found her guilty of illegally tampering with the budget two years ago to hide a growing deficit.
tamper with... 篡改,胡乱摆弄
When you tamper with this position, you are asking for trouble.
若是你损害了这一定位,那么你就是在自找麻烦。
2.They are angry at the announcement of his narrow victory over his rival, Jean Ping,
be angry at... 对……生气/愤怒
Sure, you can be angry at getting splashed with mud, stepping in dog poop, or inadvertently throwing a red towel in with the white laundry. In fact, that is probably the most normal response.