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accuse ...of [[5kjU:z]指控、控告accusation [9AkjU5zeiF[n]控告、起诉The latest nuclear stand-off with North Korea was sparked in late 2002after U.S.officials accused the North of running a secret uraniumenrichment program(.FOX NEWS)

Iran says the UK‘s accusation that it is responsible for fatal attacks onBritish troops in Iraq is a“lie”(.BBC)

affirm [[5f[:m]断言、证实affirmation [9Af[5meiF[n]断言、证实Justices heard the Bush administration’s appeal of a lower-court decision that affirmed a state law legalizing physician-assisted suicide.(FOX NEWS)Cornyn added,“We need a public affirmation that he will support thepresident‘s judicial nominees and make sure they can an up-or-down vote on the floor of the United States Senate.”(NBC)aggression [[5greF[n]侵略“If you want to control the world,you must control oil,and one of the most important requirements for controlling oil is to destroy Iraq,”he said.“One of the main reasons for the aggression that the American administration is engaged in is to control the world.”(CBS)agreement [[5grI:m[nt]协议、协定The US warns that efforts to sign a new global trade pact could fail unlessagreement is reached next week(.BBC)

ambassador[Am5bAs[d[]大使After hours of heated exchanges,the Senate failed Thursday evening to close off debate on President Bush’s nomination of John R.Bolton to beambassador to the United Nations(.CNN)

appeal [[5pI:l]请求、要求The NCAA turned down Indiana University of Pennsylvania‘s appeal to be allowed to using its nickname-the Indians-at postseason tournaments.(AP)

atmosphere [5Atm[9sfi[]气氛strained atmosphere[streind]紧张气氛Felos said that when the time came for hospice workers to do an assessment,the brother engaged in a dispute with the police officer on duty.He characterized Michael Schiavo’s decision that the relatives leave as aneffort to provide a peaceful atmosphere for Terri‘s death(.NBC)

He also has a seat on the House Select Committee on Intelligence.He voted against creation of a national commission to investigate the Sept.11attacks,citing the effectiveness of a panel in a “political strainedatmosphere”in Washington.But he largely praised the commission’scompleted work(.USA TODAY)

attache [[5tAFei](大使馆的)随员、馆员、参赞The 62-year-old naturalized American citizen and former French Embassy cultural attache (in Nicaragua)shared his insights about hisadopted country with NEWSWEEK‘s Eric Pape(.NBC)

attack [[5tAk]进攻

A car bomb explodes near the oil ministry killing at least nine people,hours after an attack on a contractors’convoy(.BBC)

balance [5bAl[ns]平衡To ensure a balance of power among rival Serb,Croat and Muslim factions,the accords divided the country into two ethnic mini-states withbroad autonomy,a shared government and a three-man presidency(.AP)

Every American understands that they need to balance their check book each month.Government shouldn‘t be any different.Pay as you go rules require that new spending and tax breaks are fully paid for,so they don’tincrease the deficit(.FOX NEWS)

bilateral [5bai5lAt[r[l]双方

Like the United States,Japan prefers its own bilateral aid programs,andFrance is pushing its own initiative -an international aviation tax(.NBC)

blockade [blC5keid]封锁、阻塞

Bulldozers cleared the last barricades on the main road into La Paz and trucks rolled in Saturday loaded with gasoline and produce,signaling the end of a monthlong blockade that paralyzed Bolivia and brought down itspresident(.NBC)

boycott [5bCikCt]联合抵制Saleh al-Mutlaq,a top Sunni politician,warned that Sunnis might still call a boycott if the U.S.offensives do not end soon,saying the turmoil willsuppress Sunni voting(.FOX NEWS)

The Communist Party plans to boycott the vote and the main oppositionSocialists are expected to oppose the law(.Reuters)

call [kC:l]call off 停止、取消call for 要求、需要call on 恳求、请求Her decision to call off a stop in Egypt earlier this year was widely seen as a protest to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak‘s government’scrackdown on an opposition leader(.USA TODAY)

Germany‘s incoming Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for sacrifices asshe unveils details of her coalition’s plans(.BBC)

The US calls on Syria to stop what it calls the arbitrary detention of pro-democracy and human rights activists(.BBC)

cancel [5kAns[l]删去、取消cancellation [9kAs[5leiF[n]取消、勾掉、注销South Africa says it is discussing with India an arms contract that wasapparently cancelled,citing corruption(.BBC)

Discussions between U.S.and French officials led to the cancellation of six Air France flights between Paris and Los Angeles on Wednesday and Thursday.U.S.officials also were talking to officials in other countries.(NBC)

carte blanche [9kB:t5blCnF]全权处理、全权委托British spies do not have carte blanche to hang suspects over balconies to extract information(one recent Spooks episode)or go around bumping people off -the BBC series does appear to have spooked the womenviewers(.The Times)

Charg‘e d’affaires [5FB:VeidA5fZ[]代办King Abdullah of Jordan is to meet Pope John Paul in the Vatican on June 4,an envoy of the pope said on Sunday.“King Abdullah will be received by the Pope,”said Dominique Rezeau,charge d‘affaires of the pope inAmman(.Reuters)

claim [kleim]对……提出要求的权利;声明、声称A woman who says she had a daughter by the late Saudi King Fahdcannot claim a cut of his fortune,appeal judges rule(.BBC)

Meanwhile,a purported spokesman for the Taliban claimed the rebels had killed an Indian truck driver kidnapped while working on a road project.(AP)

clarify [5klArI9fai]澄清、弄清、阐明clarification [9klArIfI5keiF[n]澄清Parliamentarians in a vote urged the European Commission in particular to clarify when defence contracts can be exempted from competitive tenderson security grounds(.Reuters)

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