美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-01

1. President Bush nominates Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme¹ Court seeking to re-shift the judiciary and mollify conservatives who derailed his previous pick.

2. In Washington, Rosa Parks is remembered as a courageous² woman who helped to inspire the architects of the civil rights movement.

3. The UN Security Council demands Syria cooperate with the UN investigation³ into the assassination⁴ of Lebanon's former prime minister.

4. In Iraq a car bomb explodes in a commercial district in Basra killing⁵ at least 20. Six US soldiers are killed in separate attacks.

5. And Halloween celebrations sink to new depth in Florida where a group of American scuba⁶ divers⁷ light their pumpkin⁸ lanterns underwater

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. mollify
mollify mollifies mollifying mollified
If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. (FORMAL)
The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
VB
= placate⁹

2. courageous
courageous
Someone who is courageous shows courage.
It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous.
It was a courageous decision, and one that everybody admired.
ADJ-GRADED
= brave

3. architect
3 architect architects
The architect of an idea, event, or institution is the person who invented it or made it happen. (FORMAL)
...Russia's chief architect of economic reform.
N-COUNT: oft N of n

4. pumpkin
pumpkin pumpkins¹⁰
A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable with a thick skin.
Quarter the pumpkin and remove the seeds.
...pumpkin pie.
N-VAR

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 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

7 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

8 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

9 placate   

v.抚慰，平息(愤怒)

参考例句：

• He never attempts to placate his enemy.他从不企图与敌人和解。
• Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。

10 pumpkins   

n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊

参考例句：

• I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）