美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-05
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年6月
2.President Bush is trying to reassure 3 Israelis worried about the U.S. commitment to keeping Iran from getting nuclear weapons. He and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met today and also talked about Israel's attempts to negotiate peace with the Palestinians.
3.The nasty divorce case of New Jersey's former first couple is coming to a close. It's now up to a divorce court judge to decide how much alimony the state's gay ex-governor Jim McGreevey owes his estranged 4 wife Dina Matos.
4. And it's a new world record in karaoke. Anthony Lawson broke the previous record of 38 and a half continuous hours of singing, and he didn't stop there. His new record is 39 hours and two minutes. The karaoke challenge also raised 650 dollars for charity.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.concede vi./vt.
to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc
2.prospective (only before noun 只做定语) adj.
prospective employee/candidate/buyer etc someone who is likely to do a particular thing or achieve a particular position
3.nasty adj.
nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant
4.come to a close=finish/end
5.It's now up to sb to do sth
It is used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty
6.challenge n.
[uncountable and countable] something that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that is interesting
7.raise……（钱数）for charity 为慈善事业／机构筹款
raise vt. to collect money that you can use to do a particular job or help people
- The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
- They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
- The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。