美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-06

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1. President Bush used Osama Bin¹ Laden's own words to defend the war in Iraq. He says the al-Qaeda leader sees Iraq as key to a new world war. He spoke² to a military officers' group. The president also said al-Qaeda has been weakened but is still dangerous.

2. Defense³ Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is resting in the hospital after shoulder surgery. He had a torn rotator cuff⁴ repaired. He did not undergo general anesthesia but did hand over at least one responsibility to the deputy secretary of defense. Rumsfeld said the cuff tear was caused by an old sports injury.

3. Notes of condolences are pouring into Steve Irwin's zoo in Australia. Known as the "Crocodile Hunter", Irwin was killed by a stingray's barb⁵ while swimming in the Great Barrier Reef. He was shooting a television show and video cameras caught the attack. State police are holding the tape for evidence.

4. Ernesto is gone but Florence is on the way. A new tropical storm has formed over the Atlantic Ocean. It is the sixth named storm of the season. It is a weak storm right now but is expected to gain strength.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. rotator cuff : n-count
A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint⁶ and permits rotation⁷ of the arm.

2. anesthesia : n-uncount
Total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile⁸ sensibility, induced by disease, injury, acupuncture⁹, or an anesthetic¹⁰, such as chloroform or nitrous oxide¹¹.

3. tear : n-count
A tear in paper, cloth, or another material is a hole that has been made in it.

4. condolence : n-plural
When you offer or express your condolences to someone, you express your sympathy for them because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.