美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-03
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1.President Bush thanks the Discovery crew for its courage as the astronauts prepare for their unprecedented 1 mission to repair the space shuttle while in orbit.
2.Muslim leaders and Saudi princes jam a Riyadh mosque 2 to bid farewell to Saudi Arabia's King Fahd who is laid to rest in an unmarked desert grave.
3. John Bolton presents his credentials 3 as US ambassador to the UN a day after the controversial diplomat 4 received the recess 5 appointment from President Bush.
4.Violent mobs again filled the streets in Khartoum Sudan, a day after 36 people died in riots sparked by the death of Sudan’s vice-president.
5.In her first interview since splitting with Brad Pitt , Jennifer Anniston says she was shocked by the breakup and is trying to pick up the pieces amid a media circus.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. unprecedented :ADJ;unprecedented
If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.
eg. Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented.
eg. In 1987 the Socialists 6 took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian 7 to command the force.
2. credentials :N-PLURAL: usu poss N;credentials
Someone's credentials are a letter or certificate that proves their identity or qualifications.
eg. Britain's new ambassador to Lebanon has presented his credentials to the President.
3.media circus: A media circus is an event that occurs when an aspect of a popular news event receives almost ludicrously high levels of media attention.
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
- Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
- Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
- The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
- The Socialists junked dogma when they came to office in 1982. 社会党人1982年上台执政后，就把其政治信条弃之不顾。