美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-05

1.Hundreds of fans lined up outside a New York City bookstore for autographed copies of Paul McCartney's new children's book--High in the Clouds. McCartney took a break from his current US tour to make the appearance.

2.The engagement is off, but Paris Latsis has only kind words for ex-fiancee Paris Hilton. The 22-year-old Greek shipping¹ heir called Hilton in his words "the most incredible woman I have ever met in my life".

3.And fashion designer Vivienne Westwood launched a line of T-shirts to take a stand against proposed anti-terror legislation during Paris Fashion Week. The T-shirts say "I am not a terrorist ,please don't arrest me." Westwood designed the shirts to raise money for one of Britain's largest civil rights organizations called Liberty

WORDS IN THE NEWS

stand
8 stand stands
If you take or make a stand, you do something or say something in order to make it clear what your attitude to a particular thing is.
He felt the need to make a stand against racism² in South Africa.
They must take a stand and cast their votes.
His tough stand won some grudging³ admiration⁴.
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N against/on n

1 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

2 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

3 grudging   

adj.勉强的，吝啬的

参考例句：

• He felt a grudging respect for her talents as an organizer.他勉强地对她的组织才能表示尊重。
• After a pause he added"sir."in a dilatory,grudging way.停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。

4 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。