美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-09-30

时间：2007-11-08 02:33:50

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1. Republican Newt Gingrich is not running for president. A spokesman for the former House Speaker says Gingrich will continue as head of American Solutions, a tax-exempt committee and a lucrative¹ avenue for his writing, pundit² and consulting work.

2. Duke University President Richard Brodhead is apologizing to the school's men's lacrosse team. Several of the men were falsely accused in last year's highly publicized rape³ scandal. The prosecutor⁴ in the case was recently disbarred and given a day in jail.

3. UN special envoy⁵ Ibrahim Gambari is in Myanmar. Gambari hopes to get the military government to end its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. At least 10 people have died in recent protests.

4. Presidential daughter Jenna Bush is kicking off a national book tour in support of her new book "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope". It's her account of a teenage mother with AIDS in Latin America.

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1 lucrative
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
参考例句：
He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。 It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

2 pundit
n.博学之人；权威
参考例句：
Even the outstanding excellent graduate will learn constantly if he likes to be a pundit.即使最优秀的结业生，要想成为一个博学的人也要不断地研究。 He is a well known political pundit.他是一个著名的政治专家。

3 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

5 envoy
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。 The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

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