美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-09

1. Voting takes place in several off-year election contests. Put eyes on the GOP to see how President Bush's woes² affect the races.

2. The French government declares a state of emergency paving the way for curfews in riot-hit cities and towns after 12 nights of violence.

3. In Iraq, gunmen kill another defense³ lawyer in the Saddam Hussein trial, raising doubts about the future of the trial of the ousted⁴ leader.

4. The Pentagon issues a broad new directive mandating⁵ that detainees be treated humanely⁶ and bans using dogs to intimidate⁷ or harass⁸ suspects.

5. And the San Diego Zoo is selling artwork painted by orangutans to raise some money and awareness⁹ about the plight¹⁰ of great apes.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. off-year
off-year.
An off-year election is one that happens in a year when there are no major political elections. (AM)
Election officials predict they'll set a new turnout record for an off-year election in Washington state.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

2. woe¹
2 woe woes
You can refer to someone's problems as their woes. (WRITTEN)
He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
N-PLURAL: usu with poss

3. pave
1 pave paves paving paved
If a road or an area of ground has been paved, it has been covered with flat blocks of stone or concrete, so that it is suitable for walking or driving on.
The avenue had never been paved, and deep mud made it impassable in winter.
VB: usu passive

4. curfew
curfew curfews
A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war.
The village was placed under curfew.
In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
N-VAR

5. mandate¹¹
5 mandate mandates¹² mandating mandated¹³
To mandate something means to make it mandatory¹⁴. (AM)
The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%.
Sixteen years ago, Quebec mandated that all immigrants send their children to French schools.
...constitutionally mandated civil rights.
VB

6. harass
harass harasses¹⁵ harassing¹⁶ harassed¹⁷
If someone harasses you, they trouble or annoy you, for example by attacking you repeatedly or by causing you as many problems as they can.
A woman reporter complained one of them sexually harassed her in the locker¹⁸ room.
We are almost routinely harassed by the police.
VB

7. orang-utan
orang-utan orang-utans
An orang-utan is an ape with long reddish hair that comes from Borneo and Sumatra.
N-COUNT also orang-utang, orangutan, orang-outan.

8. plight
plight plights¹⁹
If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing²⁰ situation that is full of problems.
...the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts, economic dependency, corruption²¹ and militarism.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp

9. ape
1 ape apes
Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas²², and other animals in the same family.
...the theory that man is descended²³ from the apes.
N-COUNT

1 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

2 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

5 mandating   

托管（mandate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Current requirements mandating that committees keep minutes are too general. 目前对委员会要保持详细记录的指令性要求，还是太过一般化了。
• Mandating that workers who quit without permission forfeit a month's wages. 规定工人私自离岗将受到罚没一个月工资的处罚。

6 humanely   

adv.仁慈地；人道地；富人情地；慈悲地

参考例句：

• Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product? 该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In any event, China's interest in treating criminals more humanely has limits. 无论如何，中国对更人道地对待罪犯的兴趣有限。 来自互联网

7 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

8 harass   

vt.使烦恼，折磨，骚扰

参考例句：

• Our mission is to harass the landing of the main Japaness expeditionary force.我们的任务是骚乱日本远征军主力的登陆。
• They received the order to harass the enemy's rear.他们接到骚扰敌人后方的命令。

9 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

10 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

11 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

12 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

13 mandated   

adj. 委托统治的

参考例句：

• Mandated desegregation of public schools. 命令解除公立学校中的种族隔离
• Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国受权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。

14 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

15 harasses   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的第三人称单数 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• This man harasses his female co-workers. 这个人骚扰他的女同事。 来自互联网
• A drone attacks and harasses the SCV building the bunker, preventing it from being completed. 但工蜂攻击并骚扰建造这座掩体的工程兵，阻止工程兵完成掩体的建造。 来自互联网

16 harassing   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

17 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

18 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

19 plights   

n.境况，困境( plight的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Considering the plights in reality, Zhuang Zi viewed spiritual freedom as the ultimate ideal of life. 庄子立足于现实的种种困境，以实现人生的逍遥游为最高境界。 来自互联网

20 distressing   

a.使人痛苦的

参考例句：

• All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。

21 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

22 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。