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1. "I struggle every day with this disease." Representative Patrick Kennedy said on Friday he will enter rehab for addiction to prescription pain medication after a highly publicized car crash near the Capitol.
2. CIA Director Porter Goss resigned unexpectedly after only 20 months at the helm of a spy agency still reeling from intelligence failures. President Bush accepted Goss' resignation with nothing but praise.
3. A second autopsy found a 14-year-old Florida boy died because he was suffocated by guards who roughed him up at a juvenile boot camp. A medical examiner says Martin Anderson died because guards blocked his mouth and forced him to inhale ammonia fumes.
4. She is only 16, but she may be one of the best female golfers out there. And now she gets to play with the men. Teenage prodigy Michelle Wie made her first cut in a professional men's golf tournament in South Korea
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. rehab :noun [U] informal
the process of helping someone to stop taking drugs or alcohol
e.g. She's just finished four months of rehab.
2. at the helm
officially controlling an organization or company
e.g. We have a new prime minister at the helm.
3. reel :verb
to be confused or shocked by a situation
reel from
e.g. The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat.
4. suffocate :verb [I or T]
to (cause someone to) die because of a lack of oxygen
e.g. The report said that the victims had suffocated in the fumes.
5. rough sb up :verb [M] informal
to hit and kick someone, usually to frighten or threaten them
e.g. As soon as they left, the agents went after them and roughed them up.
6. juvenile :adjective formal or legal
relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
7. boot camp :
a place for young criminals, which is used instead of prison, and is similar to a place where soldiers are trained
8. ammonianoun [U]氨, 氨水
a gas with a strong unpleasant smell used in making explosives, fertilizers (= substances which help plants grow) and some cleaning products
9. prodigy :noun [C]
someone with a very great ability which usually shows itself when that person is a young child
e.g. The 16-year-old tennis prodigy is the youngest player ever to reach the Olympic finals.
10. get to do something : informal
to have the opportunity to do something
e.g. We got to meet all the stars after the show.
She gets to travel all over the place with her job |