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1. President Bush has set to name his nominee1 to succeed Sandra Day O'Connor on the US Supreme2 Court during a prime time speech to the nation.

2. Gathering3 strength in the Gulf4 of Mexico, Hurricane Emily gets ready to take aim at both northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.

3. Israeli police encircle an encampment of thousands of Gaza pullout opponents, pushing back a surging crowd trying to march.

4. In Baghdad, one of the Sunni Arabs named to a panel drafting Iraq's new constitution is assassinated5 in a drive-by shooting.

5. And retired6 Gen. William Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968, dies at age 91.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. encircle:VB =surround，encircle；encircles；encircling；encircled
To encircle something or someone means to surround or enclose them, or to go round them.
eg. A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.

2. encampment:N，encampment；encampments
An encampment is a group of tents or other shelters in a particular place, especially when they are used by soldiers, refugees, or gypsies.
eg. ...a large military encampment.

3. surge:VB，surge；surges；surging；surged
If a crowd of people surge forward, they suddenly move forward together.
eg. The photographers and cameramen surged forward.

4. drive-by:ADJ，drive-by
A drive-by shooting or a drive-by murder involves shooting someone from a moving car.
eg. He was killed by three shots to the head in a drive-by shooting.[/b]


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1 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
2 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
3 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
4 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
5 assassinated 0c3415de7f33014bd40a19b41ce568df     
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏
参考例句：
  • The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
  • Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句
6 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

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