美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-20

1:Attackers fire at least three rockets from Jordan with one narrowly missing a docked US navy ship and killing¹ a Jordanian soldier.

2:Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas promises freedom,jobs and homes for the people of Gaza once the Israeli pullout is complete.

3:In Iraq, masked gunmen kill three Sunni Arabs while talks to hammer out the country’s draft constitution face a Monday deadline.

4:Becoming the second Pope ever to visit the synagogue, Benedict XVI on a trip to his native Germany warns of rising anti-Semitism .

5:And Australia’s Parliament House reverses a ban on guards and attendants from using the word "mate" to address lawmakers and visitors.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. hammer out
hammer out hammers out; hammering out; hammered out
If people hammer out an agreement or treaty, they succeed in producing it after a long or difficult discussion.
I think we can hammer out a solution.
The new fixture² package has been hammered out by the Premiership clubs in talks over the last ten days.
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2. anti-Semitism
anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is hostility³ to and prejudice against Jewish people.
The extreme right-wing National Front promoted anti-semitism.
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1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

3 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。