美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-18

1. In a stunning¹ admission, this former American teacher says he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she died. John Karr says he loves the six-year-old beauty pageant² contestant³ and says her death was an accident.

2. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Karr also said he tried to contact the Ramsey family. "And I conveyed to her many things, among them that I'm so very sorry for what happened to JonBenet. " Karr was arrested in Thailand. He's expected to return to the US in the coming days.

3. In the Middle East, Lebanese troops, tanks and armored vehicles deployed⁴ south of the Litani River. It's a key provision in the US ceasefire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

4. Merck failed to warn doctors about the risks of its painkiller⁵ Vioxx. That's according to a federal jury who found the pharmaceutical⁶ company responsible for the death of a retired⁷ FBI agent.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stunning : adj
A stunning event is extremely unusual or unexpected.

2. admission : noun, legal
A voluntary acknowledgment made by a party to a lawsuit⁸ or in a criminal prosecution⁹ that certain facts that are inconsistent with the party's claims in the controversy¹⁰ are true.

3. pageant : n-count
A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.

4. armored : adj
Armored vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.

5. pharmaceutical : adj
Pharmaceutical means connected with the industrial production of medicine.

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

3 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 painkiller   

n.止痛药

参考例句：

• I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。
• The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。

6 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

8 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

9 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

10 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。