美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-17

1. The US and its European allies press Russia and China to support bringing Iran before the UN Security Council over Tehran's nuclear program.

2. Africa makes history as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as president of Liberia, becoming the continent's first female elected head of state.

3. On the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Atlanta's mayor calls for bold, audacious action to make society live up to the civil rights leader's message.

4. Iraq's electoral commission says it's throwing out about less than 1% of the votes from last month's parliamentary elections due to fraud.

5. And an ancient map on display in Beijing may prove a Chinese admiral first discovered America more than 70 years before Columbus's arrival.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. swear sb in: phrasal verb
When someone is sworn in, they make a formal promise to be honest or loyal, either because they are in a law court or because they are starting a new official job:
e.g. William Jefferson Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States of America.

2. live up to: phrasal verb
to be as good as something:
The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.

3. admiral: noun [C]
an officer of very high rank in the navy: