美联社新闻一分钟 2007-09-01

1.The Iowa judge who threw out the state's ban on gay marriage has issued a stay on his ruling. The gap beween yesterday's ruling and today's stay gave two men a narrow window of opportunity to legally be married.

2.White House Press Secretary Tony Snow will resign and be replaced by his deputy Dana Perino on September 14. He says his ongoing¹ battle with cancer is not why he's stepping down.

3.Britain's Princes Harry² and William remember their mother today at a memorial service, marking the 10th anniversary of her death. Princess Diana died in a Paris car accident in 1997.

4.An Indiana woman is facing charges of neglect for allowing her 5-year-old son to drive her car. She appeared to be impaired³ at the time of the incident.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》