主题：[原创]英语图片新闻之二

别致的饰品

AP - Thu Feb 16, 6:38 PM ET A model wears an outfit by British designer Philip Treacy during his show at London fashion Week in London, Thursday Feb. 16, 2006. The designers are showing their Autumn/Winter 2006 collections. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

词汇：

outfit n.用具, 配备, 机构, 全套装配（此处指服装）

designer n.设计师

collection n.收藏, 征收, 搜集品, 捐款

支持一下楼主，跟几贴

连续剧《欲乱绝情妻（绝望的主妇）》名利双收 Reuters - Wed Feb 8, 5:23 AM ET Actresses Felicity Huffman (L), Teri Hatcher (C) and Eva Longoria, cast members from the comedy series 'Desperate Housewives', pose with their awards they won for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series at the 12th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California in this January 29, 2006 file photo. Serials like 'Desperate Housewives' -- dramas with continuing story lines that extend throughout the season -- are making a dent in primetime. (Fred Greaves/Reuters) 词汇： cast n.投掷, 铸件, 脱落物, 一瞥, 演员表 series n.连续, 系列, 丛书, 级数 pose vi.摆姿势 outstanding adj.突出的, 显著的 ensemble n.<法>全体, [音]合唱曲, 全体演出者 guild n.(中世纪的)行会, 同业公会, 协会, 行业协会 dent n.凹, 凹痕, (齿轮的)齿, 弱点 make a dent (in) （在...）取得进展 primetime n. 黄金时间

好象不能算新闻，姑且充个数

Rice, Straw in surprise Iraq visit

Secretary of state ends tour of England with UK counterpart

Sunday, April 2, 2006; Posted: 9:13 a.m. EDT (13:13 GMT)

Condoleezza Rice talks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Sunday.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, are in Baghdad for a previously unannounced visit aimed at jump-starting the process of forming a national unity government.

Rice and Straw -- who flew into the Iraqi capital Sunday from northwest England -- were meeting with Sunni, Shia and Kurdish politicians, who have been stalled in their efforts to form a government following the December 15 parliamentary elections.

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College class on happiness a hit: 幸福--大学课堂的热点

a new lecture series 一新的专题讲座系列

a good begining makes a good ending!

may the wold be peaceful!

may human beings be happy!

thank you for your help!

parliament 议会， 国会

parliamenrtrian 有经验的议员

parliamentary 国会的， 议会的

Do all these tragedies result from human beings' uncorrect deed?

how to prevent the precious creature from being hurt?

what can we do?

only to make policy and shout out the beautiful slogan?

Study says airline service worsens

Annual quality survey shows more dissatisfied customers; low-cost carriers flying past competitors.

April 3, 2006: 12:04 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The airline industry appears to be slipping when it comes to performance, according to a survey published Monday.

Assessing the 17 largest domestic carriers in four different categories, the annual Airlines Quality Ratings study revealed that all but one U.S. airline fared worse in 2005 compared to 2004.

"At a time when airlines got worse, they all kind of got worse at the same rate," Dean Headley, the study's co-author and an associate professor at Wichita State University, said in a statement.

看到你的头像亮起来真不容易，看来我今天会有好运，会很happy!

fare n. 车费，（付费计程车的）的乘客，

供的东西（尤指饮食）。

v. 进展，成功； 遭遇。

文中的意思应该是“遭遇”吧！

if the airline service is not as good as before, but the fare can lower!

i accept!

because in my view, the main reason that most of us can not choose the airline is its high cost!

It is interesting to read this news,I wish it can be more wonderful!

Except the high cost,I think takeing train or bus is more safe than airplane.

我是小鸡!看不懂

What's mean? sorry, I can't understand it。

hehe```because this is the first time since i took part in this programme that we were on line at the same time.

He he, I'm happy also for us to being online together.

Hussein grins, reads poetry during cross-examination

Wednesday, April 5, 2006; Posted: 8:55 a.m. EDT (12:55 GMT)

Hussein was cross-examined in court Wednesday during his trial, which has lasted six months.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A grinning and poetic Saddam Hussein was cross-examined for the first time in his trial Wednesday, saying he approved 1980s death sentences against Shiites because they were trying to assassinate him.

Saddam, standing alone as the sole defendant in the courtroom, dodged some questions from prosecutors over his role in a crackdown against Shiites in the 1980s, giving long speeches calling the court "illegitimate." He accused the current Shiite-led Interior Ministry of killing and torturing thousands of Iraqis and bickered with chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman.

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cross-examine v.追问，连续盘问

cross-examiner n.

cross-examination n.

dodge v.躲闪，躲避，（用不正当的手段）规避（责任义务等）

legitimate 合法的，正当的，合情合理的

bickered with （over,about）争吵，口角

grinning and poetic 怎么翻译啊？