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The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can begin. A federal judge says the courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended. The trial involves Osama bin Laden's former driver.


Pilots at US Airways say the carrier is pressuring them to carry less fuel on planes to save money. Pilots say it should be up to them to decide how much fuel their planes have. The airline says it wants to know why some pilots are loading up on gas.


Fox news says the Reverend Jesse Jackson used the N word during a break in a televised interview where he criticised presidential candidate Barack Obama. The network did not air the comments. Jackson is apologizing for what he calls "hurtful words".


An Australian veterinarian saved the life of this shark by sticking his arm down its throat, all to dislodge a steel hook stuck in the animal's stomach. The procedure was a success with this grey nurse returning to the water.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

 

1.war crimes战争罪

War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war", including but not limited to "murder, the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps", "the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war", the killing of hostages, "the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devastation not justified by military necessity"

 

2.play out

play something ↔ out phrasal verb

if an event or situation is played out or plays itself out, it happens

 

3.US Airways 美国航空公司

US Airways, Inc. is a low-cost airline owned by US Airways Group, Inc. and is the sixth largest airline in the United States.

 

4.N word e.g. negro等带有种族歧视的词

 

5.air[intransitive and transitive]v.

 to broadcast a programme on television or radio

 

6.veterinarian 兽医

 

7.dislodge [transitive]v.

to force or knock something out of its position
 
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