美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-11

1. Supreme¹ Court nominee² Samuel Alito says he'll keep an open mind on abortion³ cases, but defends his 1991 ruling that women seeking abortions⁴ must notify husbands.

2. Iran removes UN seals on uranium enrichment equipment and resumes nuclear research, defying demands it maintain a 2-year freeze on its nuclear program.

3. Israel's Ariel Sharon shows slight improvement in his recovery from a massive stroke by moving his left hand, as he's gradually brought out of an induced coma⁵.

4. As mourners prepare to bury the last 2 victims of a West Virginia mining accident, the sole survivor⁶ remains⁷ in a partial coma but shows signs of brain activity.

5. And "Brokeback Mountain" wins 3 Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture and Best director, but Philip Seymour Hoffman takes best actor for "Capote".

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. keep an open mind :
to wait until you know all the facts before forming an opinion or making a judgement:
e.g. We should keep an open mind until all of the evidence is available.

2. ruling :noun [C]
a decision:
The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.

3. sole : adjective [before noun]
being one only; single:
e.g. My sole objective is to make the information more widely available

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 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

4 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

5 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

6 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。