The Hurricane could hit the eastern US coast sometime on Monday or Tuesday. The US Navy has ordered all ships based at the Norfolk naval base in Virginia to sea, to ride out the approaching storm.
这场飓风将在周一或周日降临美国东海岸,美国海军已下令所有在诺福克海军基地的船只到海上去,以躲过即将来临的风暴。
Thai police have discovered 16 tiger cubs caged in the back of a truck after its driver failed to stop at a checkpoint. The driver who said he was paid $500 to deliver the cubs to the border with Laos faces charges of illegal possession and trafficking of an endangered species. Correspondents say Thailand is a hub of the international black market in animal parts, frequently used in traditional east Asian medicines.
泰国警方在一处检查站查到一名不停车的司机所开卡车后装有16只虎崽。这名司机称别人付了500美元让自己将虎崽运到老挝边境,他将面临非法占用并走私濒危动物罪。记者称泰国是贩卖动物肢体的国际黑市中心,这些动物通常用在东亚传统药材中。
第三页:词汇解析
truce
英汉解释
n. 停战;休战;休战协定
vt. 以休战结束;停止争执
vi. 停战
同义词
n.
armistice,cease-fire