英语新闻听写 委内瑞拉释放一名美国公民

 

According to Reuters on Saturday, the Venezuelan government released American Josh Holt, who was held since 2016 on weapons charges.

据路透社周六报道，委内瑞拉政府释放了2016年因武器指控被拘捕的美国人乔什·霍尔特。

In a Saturday morning tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump¹ described Holt as the American hostage.

周六早上，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在推特上称霍尔特是美国人质。

Holt, a Mormon missionary² from Utah, is returning to the United States and is expected to arrive in Washington on Saturday evening.

霍尔特是来自犹他州的摩门教传教士，他将返回美国，预计将于周六晚上抵达华盛顿。

Holt's release comes a day after Senator Bob Corker, met in Caracas with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

参议员鲍勃·科克在加拉加斯与委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗会面后，隔天霍尔特获释。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。