美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-18

1. The ACLU files suit to block President Bush’s domestic eavesdropping¹ program which the group calls unconstitutional electronic surveillance of American citizens.

2. The Supreme² Court uphold Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die.

3. Russia indicates Moscow's not ready to support moves by the US and its European allies to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear program.

4. Pakistani officials say at least 4 foreign terrorists died in a purported³ US air strike aimed at Al-Qadea’s No. 2 leader which has sparked protests in Pakistan.

5. "Brokeback Mountain" is moseying along the Academy Awards trail. Its four Golden Globe wins including Best Drama position(s) the cowboy love story for Oscar glory.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. suit: noun [C] (ALSO lawsuit)
a problem taken to a court of law, by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police, for a legal decision:
e.g. He filed a $12 million libel suit against the newspaper, claiming his professional reputation had been damaged by the paper's stories.

2. unconstitutional : adjective
not allowed by the constitution (= set of rules for government) of a country or organization:
e.g. Such a change in the law would be unconstitutional.

3. mosey: verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] INFORMAL
to walk or go slowly, usually without a special purpose:
e.g. I'll just mosey on down to the beach for a while.

4. position: verb [T usually + adverb or preposition]
to put something or someone in a particular place:
e.g. The army had been positioned to the north and east of the city.PHR-V

1 eavesdropping   

n. 偷听

参考例句：

• We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
• Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间，一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。

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 purported   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
• The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》