2009年2月27日 星期五

227-3心得

Police say they have received more than 5,000 tips and feel this case will be solved. But at this point, they have not named a person of interest or a suspect.
The FBI says it's also looking at several persons of interest in those same three Florida cities.

Person of interest
is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a criminal investigation who has not yet been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It is often used as a euphemism for suspect,

Investigators are reaching out to the public in hopes of sparking any additional information about Wiles to "close the loop," Couvertier said.

I don't think you can put a dollar on his head," said Pamela Wiles. "We want to provide them with security and a new life, if that's what they need," she added.(我不認為你們可以直接給他錢)

the FBI has zeroed in on a suspect in the case of missing Florida pilot

zero in on / [zero in on sb/sth] phr v
to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing

Tent cities housing the jobless, and now homeless, have sprung up in Japanese parks.

The term tent city is used to describe a variety of temporary housing facilities made using tents.
If something springs up, it suddenly appears or begins to exist.

Obviously, these people's rights were violated; Put yourself in their shoes: how would you feel if, say, the Iraqi authorities did this to you? (for the record, I'd be up in arms!)

If people are up in arms about something, they are very angry about it and are protesting strongly against it.

for the record

spoken used to tell someone that what you are saying should be remembered or written down

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