美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-29

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1. After a five-week break Saddam Hussein's trial for alleged¹ crimes against humanity resumes in a heavily guarded courtroom and then is postponed² until December.

2. A basketball-size piece of marble falls from the facade³ over the entrance to the US Supreme⁴ Court , landing on the steps near visitors waiting to enter the building.

3. The US Embassy in Baghdad says an American citizen is missing in Iraq , apparently⁵ one of four humanitarian⁶ workers reported kidnapped a day earlier.

4. The Palestinians' ruling Fatah Party halts its primary elections in Gaza after gunmen shoot in the air at polling stations, steal some ballot⁷ boxes and destroy others.

5. And a hunt is underway in Gaza after gunmen snatch a young lioness from a local zoo , leaving her playmate confused and lonely.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. courtroom
n.法庭, 审判室
n [C] a room in a law court where cases are judged

2. marble大理石

3. facade
[n]. the front of a building,especially a large and important one: facade if/ The facade of the cathedral (大教堂)

4. halt
to prevent someone or something from continuing. usedespecially in news reports: stop #The government has failed to halt economic decline. #Safety concerns have led them to halt work on the dam.

5. shoot (in the air)
in the air - 不设防的．

6. ballot box
n.投票箱