美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-10

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1. Suicide bombers¹ attack three hotels frequented by Westerners in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing² at least 18 people and wounding a hundred and twenty.

2. The heads of five major oil companies defend the industry's huge profits at a Senate hearing, where they are asked about high prices.

3. British Prime Minister Tony Blair suffers a major setback³, losing a crucial parliamentary vote on a sweeping⁴ new anti-terror bill.

4. Democrats⁵ score big in off-year elections from New Jersey⁶ to California, sinking a candidate who embraced President Bush in the campaign.

5. And people came to the ceremony, but Thailand's only two giant pandas were the bride and groom⁷, at a panda wedding party in Chiang Mai Wednesday

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. frequent
2 frequent frequents frequenting frequented
If someone frequents a particular place, they regularly go there. (FORMAL)
I hear he frequents Kenny's, the Cajun restaurant in Hampstead.
VB

2. setback
setback setbacks
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process.
He has suffered a serious setback in his political career.
N-COUNT: oft N for/in/to n also set-back.

3. sweeping
2 sweeping
If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization⁹, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully.
It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene⁸ therapy.
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n disapproval