美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-04

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1.A spacewalking astronaut ventures beneath shuttle Discovery's belly¹ and successfully completes an unprecedented² emergency repair.

2.In the single deadliest bombing of US troops in Iraq, a roadside bomb kills 14 marines, all from Ohio battalion³ that lost 6 others just days ago .

3.Investigators⁴ say weather was a factor that caused the jet to skid⁵ off a Toronto runway and burst into flames. All on board evacuated⁶ and survived.

4.Saudi Arabia's new King Abdullah receives loyalty⁷ oaths from hundreds of his new subjects as well as visits from foreign dignitaries .

5.And scientists in South Korea have cloned a dog for the first time, reigniting a fierce ethical⁸ and scientific debate over the technology.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. venture ：VB =go；venture，ventures，venturing，ventured
If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous. (LITERARY)
eg. People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.
eg. Few Europeans who had ventured beyond the Himalayas had returned to tell the tale.

2. battalion :N-COUNT=garrison;battalion,battalions
A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
eg. Ten hours later Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion.
eg. When war broke out, he joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards.

3. skid :VB;skid,skids⁹,skidding,skidded¹⁰
If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways or forwards while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road.
eg. The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road.
eg. The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm.
eg. A man lay critically injured for eight hours after his car skidded off a road and smashed into trees.

4. dignitary :N-COUNT: usu pl;dignitary,dignitaries
Dignitaries are people who are considered to be important because they have a high rank in government or in the Church.

5. ignite :V-ERG;ignite,ignites,igniting,ignited
When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes.
eg. The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses.
eg. The blasts were caused by pockets of methane¹¹ gas that ignited.