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1. With top winds of 70 miles an hour, Tropical Storm Ernesto is almost a Category 1 hurricane. Landfall is expected late tonight or early Friday morning near Wilmington, North Carolina. Meanwhile, tourists and residents of Baja California are trying to stay out of the path of Hurricane John. It's expected to pass over the peninsula's southern tip tomorrow.

2. President Bush has begun a three-week campaign to boost support for his policy in Iraq. He told thousands of war veterans in Salt Lake City, Utah today that Islamic terrorists are successors to Nazis1 and **.

3. Iran's president defiant2ly refused to meet Thursday's UN deadline to halt its nuclear technology program. But the move could lead the UN Security Council to impose economic and political sanctions.

4. The landing gear on a US Airways4 jet caught fire at Miami International Airport today after 2 tyres blew out during landing. The 113 passengers and 5 crew members on board escaped the craft on inflatable slides. No one was injured.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. successor: n-count
Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left.

2. defiant: adj.
If you say someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression5 or independence by refusing to obey someone.

3. move: n-count
A move is an action that you take in order to achieve something.

4. landing gear: n-uncount 起落装置
The landing gear of an aircraft is its wheels and the structures that support the wheels.

5. inflatable: adj.
An inflatable object is one that you can fill with air when you want to use it.


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1 Nazis 39168f65c976085afe9099ea0411e9a5     
n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义
参考例句：
  • The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
3 defiantly defiantly     
adv.挑战地，大胆对抗地
参考例句：
  • Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 AIRWAYS 5a794ea66d6229951550b106ef7caa7a     
航空公司
参考例句：
  • The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
  • At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
5 aggression WKjyF     
n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害
参考例句：
  • So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
  • Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

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