美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-20

1. President Bush has set to name his nominee¹ to succeed Sandra Day O'Connor on the US Supreme² Court during a prime time speech to the nation.

2. Gathering³ strength in the Gulf⁴ of Mexico, Hurricane Emily gets ready to take aim at both northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.

3. Israeli police encircle an encampment of thousands of Gaza pullout opponents, pushing back a surging crowd trying to march.

4. In Baghdad, one of the Sunni Arabs named to a panel drafting Iraq's new constitution is assassinated⁵ in a drive-by shooting.

5. And retired⁶ Gen. William Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968, dies at age 91.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. encircle:VB =surround，encircle；encircles；encircling；encircled
To encircle something or someone means to surround or enclose them, or to go round them.
eg. A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.

2. encampment:N，encampment；encampments
An encampment is a group of tents or other shelters in a particular place, especially when they are used by soldiers, refugees, or gypsies.
eg. ...a large military encampment.

3. surge:VB，surge；surges；surging；surged
If a crowd of people surge forward, they suddenly move forward together.
eg. The photographers and cameramen surged forward.

4. drive-by:ADJ，drive-by
A drive-by shooting or a drive-by murder involves shooting someone from a moving car.
eg. He was killed by three shots to the head in a drive-by shooting.[/b]

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

6 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。