美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-30

1.The US Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice of the US Supreme¹ Court, taking the place of the late William Rehnquist.

2.Three suicide car bombings kill at least 60 people in a mostly Shiite Iraqi town of Balad, a roadside bomb kills 5 US soldiers in Ramadi.

3.New Orleans mayor reopens more sections of the city ravaged² by Hurricane Katrina, prompting some business owners to return.

4.Five days after Hurricane Rita, conditions remain primitive³ in Texas with some residents bathing in river water and sleeping in tents.

5.And Kate Moss⁴, who was photographed apparently⁵ snorting cocaine⁶, has reportedly checked into an Arizona rehab clinic.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. late
5 late
You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently.
...my late husband.
...the late Mr Parkin.
ADJ: det ADJ

2. section
1 section sections
A section of something is one of the parts into which it is divided or from which it is formed.
He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing.
They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.
...a large orchestra, with a vast percussion⁷ section.
...the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.
...a geological section of a rock.
N-COUNT: usu with supp

See also cross-section.

3. primitive
2 primitive
Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant.
...primitive whales...
Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals.
It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.
ADJ-GRADED

4. rehab
rehab
Rehab is the process of helping⁸ someone to lead a normal life again after they have been ill, or when they have had a drug or alcohol problem. Rehab is short for rehabilitation⁹. (INFORMAL)
She went through the drug

1 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。

2 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

3 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

4 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

7 percussion   

n.打击乐器；冲突，撞击；震动，音响

参考例句：

• In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
• Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。