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1.President Obama announces an ambitious plan to avert¹ home foreclosures of people with troubled mortgages by coercing² lenders to lower interest rates. The president is also backing legislation to give bankruptcy³ judges the power to alter mortgage terms, lenders opposed that. Obama's announcement comes in Arizona which has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country.

2.Add the Chicago Tribune to the increasing chorus demanding that Illinois Senator Roland Burris resign. An editorial says Burris has lost the benefit of doubt over events surrounding his appointment by the ousted⁴ former Governor Rod Blagojevich.

3.Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has extended an open hand to the Muslim world during a stopover in Indonesia. Clinton pledged a new American openness to ideas from abroad, the Muslim world in particular as she continues her first trip abroad as top diplomat⁵.

4.Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal wanted to greet President Obama when he arrived in Phoenix⁶. He couldn't make it. Instead, the son of the city's mayor gave the president one of Shaq's gigantic size 23 sneakers.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.avert: vt.

to prevent something unpleasant from happening

2.the Chicago Tribune: n.

The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company.

3.extend an open hand to: phrase

If you extend and open hand to somebody, you are showing you generosity⁷ and friendliness⁸.

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1 avert
v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)
参考例句：
He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。 I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

2 coercing
v.迫使做( coerce的现在分词 )；强迫；（以武力、惩罚、威胁等手段）控制；支配
参考例句：
All of the children had atopic dermatis coercing at least 20% of their body surface area. 所有的患儿体表有超过20%的遗传性过敏症皮炎感染。来自互联网 I assured him that we had no intention of coercing Israel in response a Soviet threat. 我向他保证，我们无意强迫以色列对苏联的威胁做出反映。来自互联网

3 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

4 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

5 diplomat
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。 He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

6 phoenix
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。 The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

7 generosity
n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为
参考例句：
We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。 We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

8 friendliness
n.友谊，亲切，亲密
参考例句：
Behind the mask of friendliness,I know he really dislikes me.在友善的面具后面，我知道他其实并不喜欢我。 His manner was a blend of friendliness and respect.他的态度友善且毕恭毕敬。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-19