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1. Long-time columnist¹ Robert Novak says he's retiring immediately, a week after being diagnosed with the brain tumor². The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Novak's condition is dire³. The 77-year-old told the paper that he plans to receive radiation and chemotherapy.

2. Emergency crews are preparing as Tropical Storm Edouard gets closer to the Texas coast. The storm is expected to touch down somewhere in Texas or southwest Louisiana tomorrow morning. It's picking up strength in the Gulf⁴ of Mexico and could reach hurricane force before it hits land.

3. The father accused of kidnapping a seven-year-old daughter appeared in court on charges of abducting⁶ a minor⁷. Police say 48-year-old Clark Rockefeller attacked a social worker during a supervised visit with his daughter in Boston. Rockefeller could return to Boston as early as Tuesday.

4. Brett Favre has returned to the Green Bay Packers, but it's unclear what his role will be. The Packers' coach has said Aaron Rodgers will be the starter. There's also talk of a possible trade to the Minnesota Vikings.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. dire: adj.

extremely serious or terrible.

2. abduct⁵: v.

to take someone away by force.

= kidnap

3. talk: n.

information or news that people talk about and hear about a lot, but that is not official.

talk of 　 Tickets sold so quickly there's talk of a second concert.

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1 columnist
n.专栏作家
参考例句：
The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。 She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

2 tumor
n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour
参考例句：
He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。 The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

3 dire
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。 We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

4 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 abduct
vt.诱拐，拐带，绑架
参考例句：
The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.警察抓住了那个企图拐走这男孩以便勒索赎金的家伙。 The news that we see those use network abduct children sometimes filled with apprehension.我们有时看到那些利用网络诱拐儿童的新闻都心惊肉跳。

6 abducting
劫持，诱拐( abduct的现在分词 )；使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. 她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。 At the same time, the rate of abducting foreigners is going down. 同时，发生在外国人身上的绑架案正在下降。

7 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-05