美语听力练习素材:粉丝纪念“灵魂歌后”艾瑞莎·富兰克林

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1.Defense Secretary Jame Mattis dismissed report that says the planned military parade in Washington would cost 92 million dollars.

dismiss驳回
The judge dismissed the murder charge against her.
法官驳回了对她犯有谋杀罪的指控。

2.He said the group missed all of its goals, but some militants are still hiding in houses.
 

militant激进分子
 

Even now we could not be sure that the militants would not find some new excuse to call a strike the following winter.
即使到现在，我们也不能确定这些激进分子不会找到某个新的借口在下一年冬天号召一场罢工。