美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-06

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1. "Brokeback Mountain", the tale of cowboys in a forbidden romance led contenders for the Screen Actors Guild¹ Awards with four nominations², including honors for lead actor Heath Ledger³. The film biography "Capote" and the ensemble⁴ drama "Crash" were next with three nominations each.

2. Paris Hilton is accused of spewing "vicious lies" about an altercation⁵ with a romantic rival at a London nightclub. The suit pits the hotel heiress and actress against diamond heiress and actress Zeta Graff. Graff is seeking at least 10 million dollars in damages for Hilton’s comments in a July New York Post story.


3. And Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards are continuing their divorce proceedings⁶. The couple file legal papers in Los Angeles, asking a private arbitrator to handle the case

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. ensemble :n.
a group of things or people acting⁷ or taken together as a whole, especially a group of musicians who regularly play together
e.g. The Mozart Ensemble is/are playing at the Wigmore Hall tonight.


2. spew :v. spew spews spewed spewing
If something spews liquid or gas or liquid or gas spews from something, it flows out in large amounts
e.g. The volcano spewed a giant cloud of ash, dust and gases into the air.


3. altercation :n.
a loud argument or disagreement:
e.g. According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.


4. pit sb/sth against sb/sth : phrasal verb
to cause one person, group or thing to fight against or be in competition with another:
e.g. It was a bitter civil war, that pitted neighbour against neighbour.


5. arbitrator :n.
a person who has been officially chosen to make a decision between two people or groups who do not agree