美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-07

1. London edges out rival Paris to win the 2012 Olympics, bringing the games back to Britain's capital for the first time since 1948.

2. In Scotland, world leaders arrive for the G8 summit on their agenda over the next few days relieving African poverty and climate change.

3. Thousands of protestors marched to the summit site after acrimony caused by a decision-later reversed-to ban the demonstration¹.

4. In an online statement, kidnappers² threaten to kill Egypt's top diplomat³ in Iraq, saying his country has allied⁴ with Jews and Christians⁵.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.edge out:If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest.

2.agenda:n.a list of problems or subjects that a government, organization etc is planning to deal with.

3.acrimony:n.feelings of anger between people who disagree strongly and do not like each other.
eg.There has been acrimony between the two men ever since.

4.reverse:v.to change something, such as a decision, judgment⁶, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before.

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 kidnappers   

n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

5 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

6 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。