美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-17

1. A claustrophobic woman got into a confrontation¹ with a flight crew, causing a United Airlines jet from London to divert to Boston. The flight was escorted in by fighter jets and all 182 passengers were ordered off the plane.

2. New York officials are releasing tapes of more than 1,600 September 11th emergency calls which were not made public earlier.

"... on the floor, and we can't breathe."
"... with us."
"And it's very, very, very hot. And you, can you..."
"... calm until they get inside that."
"Can you stay on the line with me, please? "
"Yes, ma'am, I am."
"I feel like I'm dying."

The chilling words of firefighters and dispatchers can be heard describing the scene of the attack.

3. A 16-year-old Virginia cancer patient won a legal battle today. His family's lawyers and social service officials reached an agreement allowing him to forgo² chemotherapy and continue a controversial alternative herbal treatment.

4. A giant panda gave birth to a panda cub³ in China's Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center. It's the seventh cub for the proud panda mom. The giant panda is one of the world's rarest animals.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. claustrophobic: adj. (患)幽闭恐怖症的
If you feel ]claustrophobic, you feel very uncomfortable or anxious when you are in a small, crowded, or enclosed place.

2. dispatch: verb
If you dispatch a message, letter, or parcel, you send it to a particular person or destination.

3. forgo: verb
If you forgo something, you decide to do without it, although you would like it.

4. chemotherapy: n-uncount 化疗
Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.

1 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

2 forgo   

v.放弃，抛弃

参考例句：

• Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.因为时间不够，他不得不放弃做准备工作。
• She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.只要她的父母停止争吵，她愿意放弃生日宴请。

3 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。