美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-16

1. A new video of Osama Bin¹ Laden² has emerged on the Internet. The undated clip shows the al-Qaeda leader outdoors praising martyrs⁴ who have been killed in Afghanistan. The tape was posted on a militant⁵ website.

2. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay at least 660 million dollars to more than 500 people who say they were sexually abused by the clergy⁶. It's by far the biggest payout in the sex abuse scandal that first erupted in Boston in 2002.

3. Friends pay their respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon Johnson in the service in Austin,Texas. The former first lady, an environmental enthusiast⁷, died Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 94.

4. And a rejected baby black panther in Serbia has been adopted by a dog. The mother has accepted the new member of the family and is now feeding the baby herself. Zoo officials say the situation is extremely unique.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. undated: adj
a letter, article, painting etc that is undated does not have a date written on it

2. clip: noun
a short part of a film or television programme that is shown by itself (here it only means a short video)

3. martyr³: noun
someone who dies for their religious or political beliefs and is admired by people for this

4. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles:
a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States

5. archdiocese: noun
the area that is governed by an archbishop

6. archbishop: noun
a priest of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the churches in a particular area

7. abuse: noun
cruel or violent treatment of someone

8. payout: noun
a large payment of money to someone

9. service: noun
a formal religious ceremony, especially in church

10. die of natural causes:
die because of old age or an illness, not an accident, murder etc

11. panther
a large wild animal that is black and a member of the cat family

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

4 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

6 clergy   

n.[总称]牧师，神职人员

参考例句：

• I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
• All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

7 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。