美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-06
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1. Riots fanned out from Paris to towns across France. New security tactics to deal with days of unrest lead to more than 250 arrests.
2. Wrapping up the Summit in Argentina, leaders from across the Americas consider relaunching Hemispheric Free Trade Talks next year.
3. US and Iraqi troops launch a major attack on an insurgent-held town near the Syrian border, seeking to dislodge al-Qaida and its allies.
4. Britain's Prince Charles and wife Camilla take their royal tour of the US to northern California, visiting a market and an organic farm.
5. And finally, pirates attack a Miami-based luxury cruise liner off the coast of Somalia in East Africa, trying but failing to get on board
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. wrap up
(Longman: informal) to finish a job, meeting etc
We're hoping to wrap up the negotiations 1 this week.
I want to wrap this meeting up as quickly as possible. I have another appointment in an hour.
2. dislodge
2 dislodge dislodges dislodging dislodged
To dislodge a person from a position or job means to remove them from it.
He may challenge the Prime Minister even if he decides he cannot dislodge her this time.
VB
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。