AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-12-05)

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1.New economic numbers are due out this morning. And the national unemployment rate is not expected to change. Yesterday the President held a job summit at the White House, vowing¹ to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation".

2.American student Amanda Knox could learn her fate today inside an Italian court room. She is accused of murder and sexual assault in the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher back in 2007. If convicted, Knox could face life in prison.

3.Swiss authorities say director Roman Polanski has been moved from a Swiss prison to a chalet at a luxury resort where he’ll be under house arrest. The Swiss government is deciding whether to extradite him to the US for having unlawful sexual intercourse² with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

4.Leaders of a House panel are still determined³ to hear from Tareq and Michaele Salahi about how they got into a White House state dinner without an invitation. The couple may get a subpoena⁴ to appear. A hearing was held yesterday but Salahi declined to attend.

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1 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

2 intercourse
n.性交；交流，交往，交际
参考例句：
The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。 There was close intercourse between them.他们过往很密。

3 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 subpoena
n.（法律）传票；v.传讯
参考例句：
He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。 Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。

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