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1.Israel says it has arrested six men for plotting to form a terrorist network tied to al-Qaeda. Officials say one of the men wanted to target the helicopter of President Bush during a visit in January.

2.Authorities are digging through a yard in Florida, looking for clues in the disappearance¹ of a two-year-old.The girl has been missing for more than a month.The girl's mother has been arrested on charges that include child neglect.

3.In Wichita, Kansas, a courtroom outburst from this inmate². Appearing before a judge for sentencing, Michael Gaines shouted obscenities at the judge and assistant district attorney.He was led out of the courtroom and sentenced to 13 years about an hour later.

4.The largest squid ever caught in Australian waters is going under the knife. At this public dissection⁴, all to increase awareness⁵ of rarely-seen deep sea creatures. It has teeth cut like a chainsaw and three hearts.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.neglect

Neglect has three different categories, which include physical, educational, and emotional neglect. An example of physical neglect would be the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, or hygiene⁶. An example of educational neglect would be the failure to enroll⁷ the child into school. An example of emotional neglect would be inadequate⁸ nurturing⁹ or affection.

2.outburst [countable]n.
something you say suddenly that expresses a strong emotion, especially anger

3.inmate [countable]n.
someone who is being kept in a prison

4.obscenity plural¹⁰ obscenities [countable and usually plural]
a sexually offensive word or action

5.district attorney
A district attorney (D.A.) is, in some U.S. jurisdictions¹¹, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution¹² of alleged¹³ criminals. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of assistant district attorneys.

6.lead past tense and past participle led [intransitive and transitive]v.
to take someone somewhere by going in front of them while they follow, or by pulling them gently

7.go under the knife
to have a medical operation

8.dissect³ [transitive]v.
to cut up the body of a dead animal or person in order to study it
dissection [uncountable and countable]n.

9.chainsaw[countable]n.
a tool used for cutting wood, consisting of a circular chain with teeth which is driven by a motor

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1 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

2 inmate
n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人
参考例句：
I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。 The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

3 dissect
v.分割；解剖
参考例句：
In biology class we had to dissect a frog.上生物课时我们得解剖青蛙。 Not everyone can dissect and digest the public information they receive.不是每个人都可以解析和消化他们得到的公共信息的。

4 dissection
n.分析；解剖
参考例句：
A dissection of your argument shows several inconsistencies.对你论点作仔细分析后发现一些前后矛盾之处。 Researchers need a growing supply of corpses for dissection.研究人员需要更多的供解剖用的尸体。

5 awareness
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。 Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

6 hygiene
n.健康法，卫生学（a.hygienic）
参考例句：
Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。 He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

7 enroll
v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol
参考例句：
I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。 They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

8 inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的
参考例句：
The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。 She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

9 nurturing
养育( nurture的现在分词 )；培育；滋长；助长
参考例句：
These delicate plants need careful nurturing. 这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。 The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants. 这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

10 plural
n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的
参考例句：
Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。 Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

11 jurisdictions
司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 )；裁判权；管辖区域；管辖范围
参考例句：
Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。 James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。

12 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。

13 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

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美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-19