美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-02

1. President Bush appoints embattled nominee¹ John Bolton as ambassador to the UN, sidestepping the Senate which is on its August break.

2. Saudi Arabia's King Fahd has died. Fahd who moved the kingdom closer to the United States, ruled in name only since his stroke in 1995.

3. Iran agrees to delay reopening a nuclear processing plant after announcing it would resume work on its controversial nuclear program.

4. As NASA mulls what to do about the latest problem with Discovery, astronauts remove a failed spinning wheel that helps steer² the international space station.

5. And Pairs Hilton and Nicole Richie stuck together, FOX says it's re-signed the feud³ing friends for a new season of "The Simple Life".

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. embattled :ADJ-GRADED:usu ADJ n,=beleaguered; embattled
If you describe a person, group, or organization as embattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties.
eg. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.

2. sidestep :VB,also side-step,=evade;sidestep,sidesteps,sidestepping,sidestepped
If you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing⁵ with it.
eg. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question.
eg. He was trying to sidestep responsibility.

3. mull :VB;mull,mulls,mulling,mulled
If you mull something, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. (AM)
eg. Last month, a federal grand jury began mulling evidence in the case.
eg. Do you know why he was mulling and hesitating?

4. feud :V-RECIP;feud,feuds⁶,feuding⁴,feuded⁷
If one person or group feuds with another, they have a quarrel that lasts a long time. You can also say that two people or groups feud.
eg. He feuded with his ex-wife.
eg. Their families had feuded since their teenage daughters quarrelled two years ago.

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 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

3 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

4 feuding   

vi.长期不和（feud的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
• The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 feuds   

n.长期不和，世仇( feud的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Quarrels and feuds between tribes became incessant. 部落间的争吵、反目成仇的事件接连不断。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
• There were feuds in the palace, no one can deny. 宫里也有斗争，这是无可否认的。 来自辞典例句

7 feuded   

vi.长期不和（feud的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He feuded with his ex-wife. 他和前妻积怨已久。 来自辞典例句
• The two tribes feuded with each other for generations. 这两个部族世代为敌。 来自辞典例句