美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-03

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1. Senator Ted¹ Kennedy is out of surgery at Duke University. His doctor says a procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor² was successful. The 76-year-old now faces chemotherapy and radiation to treat the malignant³ glioma, a lethal⁴ type of brain tumor.

2. A Texas judge has placed some tight restrictions⁵ on the parents of 400 children who are being allowed to return to their polygamist compound. Among other things, the parents have to allow unannounced visits from the state.

3. Neil Entwistle arrived at a Boston-area courthouse for the beginning of his murder trial under heavy security. It's been nearly two years since he was charged with killing⁶ his wife and nine-month-old daughter.

4. Space shuttle Discovery performed a slow back flip⁷ and then docked at the International Space Station. It's delivering a massive lab and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. chemotherapy: n.

Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.

2. glioma: n.【医】神经胶质瘤

A tumor originating in the neuroglia of the brain or spinal⁸ cord.

3. lethal: adj.

If you describe something as lethal, you mean that it is capable of causing a lot of damage.

4. Buzz Lightyear: 巴斯光年