美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-29

1. After a five-week break Saddam Hussein's trial for alleged¹ crimes against humanity resumes in a heavily guarded courtroom and then is postponed² until December.

2. A basketball-size piece of marble falls from the facade³ over the entrance to the US Supreme⁴ Court , landing on the steps near visitors waiting to enter the building.

3. The US Embassy in Baghdad says an American citizen is missing in Iraq , apparently⁵ one of four humanitarian⁶ workers reported kidnapped a day earlier.

4. The Palestinians' ruling Fatah Party halts its primary elections in Gaza after gunmen shoot in the air at polling stations, steal some ballot⁷ boxes and destroy others.

5. And a hunt is underway in Gaza after gunmen snatch a young lioness from a local zoo , leaving her playmate confused and lonely.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. courtroom
n.法庭, 审判室
n [C] a room in a law court where cases are judged

2. marble大理石

3. facade
[n]. the front of a building,especially a large and important one: facade if/ The facade of the cathedral (大教堂)

4. halt
to prevent someone or something from continuing. usedespecially in news reports: stop #The government has failed to halt economic decline. #Safety concerns have led them to halt work on the dam.

5. shoot (in the air)
in the air - 不设防的．

6. ballot box
n.投票箱

1 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

2 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

3 facade   

n.(建筑物的)正面，临街正面；外表

参考例句：

• The entrance facade consists of a large full height glass door.入口正面有一大型全高度玻璃门。
• If you look carefully,you can see through Bob's facade.如果你仔细观察，你就能看穿鲍勃的外表。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

7 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。