美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-24

1. For Taryn Manning it was as she put it the most "out-of-body experience I ever had". The "Hustle¹ & Flow" actress was watching TV at her seat on a JetBlue airliner² as it circled for three hours with a crippled nose wheel. She was among 140 passengers on the plane, which eventually touched down safely in Los Angeles International Airport. No one was injured.

2. Supermodel Kate Moss³ may have apologized for her alleged⁴ drug use. But the waif-like model's problems have multiplied since last week's Daily Mirror story that showed photos of her snorting cocaine⁵. She has been dropped from advertising⁶ campaigns by H&M and Burberry, and Chanel has said it was not renewing her contract either. Meanwhile London's police are investigating the newspapers' claims of drug use.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. cripple
2 cripple cripples crippling crippled
If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.
Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job.
He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life.
He heaved his crippled leg into an easier position.
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2. nose
2 nose noses
The nose of a vehicle such as a car or aeroplane is the front part of it.
Sue parked off the main street, with the van's nose pointing away from the street.
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3. waif
waif waifs
If you refer to a child or young woman as a waif, you mean that they are very thin and look as if they have nowhere to live.
She was an emaciated⁷ waif with eyes of pure fright.
The director wants a waif-like, teenage girl with long, dark hair for the role.
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1 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

2 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

3 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

6 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

7 emaciated   

adj.衰弱的，消瘦的

参考例句：

• A long time illness made him sallow and emaciated.长期患病使他面黄肌瘦。
• In the light of a single candle,she can see his emaciated face.借着烛光，她能看到他的被憔悴的面孔。