BBC World News, Oct 5 2021

The singer R Kelly has been found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in connection with the abuse of women and children.

The prosecution laid out in lurid detail how R Kelly ran a criminal enterprise that had recruited children and women  for sex.

has been found guilty of被判有罪

sex trafficking英 [seks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ] 人口贩卖;性贩卖;性贩运;淫媒

racketeering 英 [ˌrækəˈtɪərɪŋ]  n.谋不义之财;诈骗;敲诈勒索

in connection with英 [ɪn kəˈnekʃn wɪð]  与…有关,连同

abuse of英 [əˈbjuːs ɒv]  滥用

the abuse of women and children 虐待妇女和儿童

prosecution英 [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn]n.起诉;诉讼;(被)检举;原告;控方(包括原告和原告律师等);实施;从事;进行

laid out英 [leɪd aʊt] 阐述;讲解;说明 (lay out的过去式和过去分词形式)

the lurid detail [ˈlʊərɪd] 骇人听闻的细节

adj.恐怖的;花哨的;俗艳的;(故意地)骇人听闻的,令人毛骨悚然的

ran a criminal enterprise经营犯罪集团

[ræn] [ˈkrɪmɪnl ˈentəpraɪz]  

recruited 英 [rɪˈkruːtɪd]  v.吸收(新成员);征募(新兵);动员…(提供帮助);(通过招募)组成,组建

recruit的过去分词和过去式


North Korea has fired a short-range missile towards the sea off its east coast as its ambassador tells the UN that no one can deny Pyongyang's right to self-defense and to test weapons.

The U.S. has urged Pyongyang to return to stalled denuclearization talks.

missile英 [ˈmɪsaɪl]  n.导弹;发射物;投掷物

short-range missile 英 [ʃɔːt reɪndʒ ˈmɪsaɪl]  短程飞弹;短程导弹;近程导弹

towards the sea off its east coast朝东海岸的大海

ambassador 英 [æmˈbæsədə(r)] n.大使;使节

Pyongyang 英 [ˈpjɒŋˈjæŋ]  平壌;朝鲜;平壤;平壤市;朝鲜平壤

self-defense英 [self dɪ'fens] n.自卫;正当防卫

weapons英 [ˈwɛpənz] n.武器;兵器;凶器;手段,工具(指用作攻击或斗争的知识、言语、行动等)

weapon的第三人称单数和复数

英 [ɜːdʒd]   v.敦促;催促;力劝;大力推荐;竭力主张;驱赶;鞭策

urge的过去分词和过去式

urge to英 [ɜːdʒ tu]   美 [ɜːrdʒ tu]  

鼓励(某人)朝着(某方向努力)

stalled denuclearization talks 陷入僵局的无核化谈判


The UK army has been put on standby to help transport fuel around the country after a rush by motoristscaused some filling stations to run out.

The panic buying was sparked by anxieties over the shortage of truck drivers.

put on standby in case of violence. 处于待命状态,以防出现暴力事件

standby 英 [ˈstændbaɪ]  

n.备用物品;后备人员

adj.(机票、音乐会门票等)最后时刻出售的

transport fuel英 [ˈtrænspɔːt ˈfjuːəl] 运输用燃料

around the country英 [əˈraʊnd ðə ˈkʌntri]  环绕国家 全国各地

caused 英 [kɔːzd] v.使发生;造成;引起;导致

cause的过去分词和过去式

motorists 英 [ˈməʊtərɪsts]  

n.驾车者;开汽车的人 驾驶员

motorist的复数

filling stations 英 [ˈfɪlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃnz] 

n.(汽车)加油站

filling station的复数

run out 英 [ˈrʌn aʊt]  用完了;用完;耗尽;被用完;(法律文件)到期,失效

panic buying英 [ˈpænɪk ˈbaɪɪŋ] 抢购.  panic 惊慌

sparked by触发 由于

over the shortage of克服 的不足


The car maker Ford will invest more than 11 billion dollars in a production of electric vehicles.

The company plans to build two new factories in the United States creating around eleven thousand new jobs.

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