美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-29(在线收听

1. The missing boyfriend of singer Olivia Newton-John had filed for bankruptcy in 2000 and was embroiled in a legal dispute over child support acording to court documents. Patrick Kim McDermott was taken to court last spring by his ex-wife over late child support payments for their 13-year-old son.

2. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department arrested a man who allegedly walked into Jennifer Aniston's home and said he was looking for the actress. Deputies apprehended the suspect as he strolled along the beach near Aniston's home.

3. And Serena Williams announced she has signed on to be the next "guest creator" for Flirt! cosmetics. She said she had multiple offers, but decided to go with Flirt! which is produced by Estee Lauder.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. bankruptcy
1 bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
Pam Am is the second airline in two months to file for bankruptcy.
Many established firms were facing bankruptcy.
N-UNCOUNT
= insolvency

2. embroil
embroil embroils embroiling embroiled
If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it.
Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.
VB

3. sheriff
1 sheriff
In the United States, a sheriff is a person who is elected to make sure that the law is obeyed in a particular county.
...the local sheriff.
...Sheriff Bob Cahill.
N-COUNT; N-TITLE

4. apprehend
1 apprehend apprehends apprehending apprehended
If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. (FORMAL)
Police have not apprehended her killer.
VB
= catch

5. cosmetic
1 cosmetic cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
N-COUNT: usu pl
= make-up

6. multiple
1 multiple
You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses.
He died of multiple injuries.
The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

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