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1. President Bush took his plan to increase troops in Iraq on the road today. He spoke1 to servicemen and women at Fort Benning, Georgia. Meantime on Capitol Hill, leaders in Congress questioned top administration officials about the plan.

2. International peace activists3 marched to the US naval4 base at Guantanamo Bay today. They demanded the prison there be closed. The facility opened five years ago. The dozen protestors included peace activist2 Cindy Sheehan.

3. The defense5 says the accuser in the Duke lacrosse sex assault case told an investigator6 that one of the three players charged didn't commit any sex act on her during the attack. Court papers filed by the defense say the player was Reade Seligmann.

4. One of soccer's top stars is coming to America. David Beckham is leaving Real Madrid at the end of the season to join the Los Angeles Galaxy7. He's got a five-year deal with the Major League Soccer club.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. serviceman: n-count
A serviceman is a man who is in the army, navy, or air force.

2. defense: n-count
The defense is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyer as the defense.

 


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 activist gyAzO     
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
3 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
5 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
6 investigator zRQzo     
n.研究者，调查者，审查者
参考例句：
  • He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
  • The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。
7 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

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