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Words
in the News
Wednesday 30 April 2003
Vocabulary from the news. Listen to and read the report then find
explanations of difficult words below.
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Palestinian suicide bomber attack
Summary: A Palestinian suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a bar in Tel Aviv bar, killing at least 3 people and injuring 55. Only hours before, the new Palestinian cabinet had promised to control violence. This report from David Chazan:
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The attack happened at one o'clock in the morning when a live band was playing. There were about a hundred young people packed into Mike's Place, a popular night-spot on Tel Aviv's beachfront next to the American Embassy. It could have been much worse if a security guard standing outside the bar hadn't stopped the bomber from entering. Witnesses say the guard threw himself onto the attacker.
The bombing came hours after Palestinian legislators approved a cabinet headed by the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen. He's called for an end to the campaign of violence in order to pave the way for a resumption of the peace process, but the militants have rejected his strategy. They say he's bowing to American and Israeli pressure to stop attacks without guarantees of a viable Palestinian state.
Israeli officials have reacted angrily. They say the new Palestinian government has failed its first test, but the Americans, who are sponsoring efforts to get peace negotiations underway, are determined to continue their efforts.
David Chazan, BBC News, Tel Aviv
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The
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packed
crowded
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night-spot
a place where people can enjoy themselves late into the night
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witnesses
people who saw what happened
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threw himself onto
moved suddenly, with a lot of force onto
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legislators
people who make and pass new laws
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to pave the way for
to create a situation which makes it possible for something else to happen more easily
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resumption of
the resumption of something is when it starts again after a pause
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bowing to
reluctantly agreeing to
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viable
if something is able to do what it is supposed to do, it is viable
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underway
started, begun
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