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1. President-elect Barack Obama has named retired1 General Eric Shinseki as his Veterans Affairs secretary. Shinseki served as Army chief of staff in the Bush administration but left after testifying that it might take several hundred thousand US troops to control Iraq after the invasion.

2. The New York Times is reporting that three New York City police officers have been indicted2 in an assault case at a subway station. The 24-year-old tattoo3 artist claims two officers held him down while another sodomized him with a baton4 back in October.

3. NBC has named David Gregory to become permanent moderator on "Meet the Press". Gregory, the NBC News chief White House correspondent calls it "an incredible honor" to replace Tim Russert.

4. Nearly three million Muslim pilgrims have been performing a ritual of forgiveness on a rocky desert hill outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It marks the climax5 of the annual hajj and is the most spiritual moment of the pilgrimage.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. sodomize: v.

formal or law a sexual act in which a man puts his sex organ into someone's anus, especially that of another man

2. hajj: n.

a journey to Mecca for religious reasons, that all Muslims try to make at least once in their life

 


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1 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。
2 indicted 4fe8f0223a4e14ee670547b1a8076e20     
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
  • He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
3 tattoo LIDzk     
n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于
参考例句：
  • I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
  • He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。
4 baton 5Quyw     
n.乐队用指挥杖
参考例句：
  • With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
  • The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。
5 climax yqyzc     
n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点
参考例句：
  • The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
  • His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。

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