Tourists on a beach at the Red Sea in Egypt. Egypt created an ecologically protected tourism zone at Marsa Alam, on the western shores of the Red Sea, the Egyptian news agency MENA reported.(AFP/File/Eric Feferberg)
词汇：
tourist n.旅行者，旅游者
Red Sea n.红海（印度洋西北的长形内海，在亚洲阿拉伯半岛同非洲东北部之间）
ecologically adv.生态地
eco

　　Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs previews the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system called Tiger in San Francisco, California, June 28, 2004. Jobs said it was far ahead of rival Microsoft Corp.'s next major update to Windows. REUTERS/Kimberly White
词汇：
Chief Executive 总裁
preview vt.预展，预演

　　Flood affected villagers ride in a boat to reach a safe place in Mandakata, in the northeastern state of Assam, July 13, 2004. Annual monsoon flooding in India has killed more than 100 people since the first week of July and left millions displaced from their homes or marooned in flood-hit areas in the country's low-lying eastern areas. REUTER

　　A view of the Italian countryside at Bagno Vignoni near Siena in central Italy taken on June 25, 2003. Italy has became the country with more sites on the United Nations coveted World Heritage List after Etruscan tombs dating back to the 9th century BC and a swathe of rural Tuscan landscape were added to the list, July 14, 2004. REUTERS/Max Ro

　　The hands of mainland China body painting artist, Pan Guohua decorate a model at a Hong Kong Book Fair July 21, 2004. Pan is well known for his artistry in Chinese traditional painting and seal cutting. REUTERS/Kin Cheung
词汇：
decorate v.装饰
artistry n.艺术；艺术才能
traditional adj.传统的
seal n.印，图章

　　Natasha, a 5-year-old black macaque walks at the Safari Park near Tel Aviv Tuesday July 20, 2004. The young monkey began recently walking exclusively on her hind legs after a stomach ailment nearly killed her, zookeepers said.(AP Photo/Eli Dasa)
词汇：
macaque n.短尾猿
safari park n.野生动物园
Tel Aviv 特拉维夫（以色列港市）

　　9月23日，奥运冠军刘翔在日本横滨国际田联全明星赛上击败了老对手阿兰·约翰逊，赢得了男子110米栏的冠军，这是中国飞人在奥运会后的首次亮相。赛后，刘翔表示自己将再接再厉，同时“承诺”将力争打破12秒91的世界纪录，并要让这项纪录一直为中国人所保持。
World record holder Liu Xiang of China defeated four-times world champion Allen Johnson to win the men's 110-metre hurdles at the Yokohama track and field meet on Thursday.
And the 21-year-old Olympic champion was

　　10月31日是外国人的鬼节（即万圣节），家家户户除了会在当天准备很多南瓜食品及糖果来庆祝之外，更会在当日扮鬼扮马上街游行，有些国家还会提早几天甚至一个多星期来尽情狂欢。在万圣节即将来临的时候，美国节日市场空前繁荣。今年万圣节前的销售情况有望造最高记录，越来越多的成年人和宠物加入到庆祝万圣节的队伍中。
Halloween is expected to scare up record sales this year as more adults -- and pets -- join in what was once mainly a children's dress-up event, filling a void before the key Christmas shoppin

　　全球第一大饮料生产商可口可乐公司在我国东北地区花费2000万美元投资的第四家工厂吉林中粮可口可乐正式开业，至此，可口可乐在东北地区形成了完整的战略布局。
Coca-Cola, the world's leading beverage supplier, formed a manufacturing network in Northeast China, with a bottling plant that started operation yesterday in Jilin Province.
The newly established plant, located in Changchun, capital city of Jilin, is Coca-

　　美国NBA联盟周日开出自创立以来最大的一张罚单，严厉处罚在周五活塞与步行者队比赛中参与群殴和殴打现场观众的球员。处罚涉及9名球员，被罚停赛总场次超过140场，其中步行者队的阿泰斯特被罚本赛季禁赛。
Overall, the NBA banned nine players for more than 140 games, some of the harshest penalties ever issued. Artest is the first player to be suspended for nearly an entire season for a fight during a game.
Indiana's Stephen Jackson was suspe

　　A woman dressed as an extraterrestrial. Hopes that intelligent life is trying to contact us briefly rose a notch last week when New Scientist reported that an intriguing radio signal was being closely examined by the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project.
词汇：
extraterrestrial n.外星人，外星球的生物
intelligent adj.聪明的

　　Sorrent, a maker of video games for cellular telephones, has released August 23, 2004, 'Bush versus Kerry Boxing,' a game that puts players in the role of either United States President George W. Bush or Democratic hopeful Sen. John Kerry. Bush is pictured in the game in this undated publicity photograph. Players can either head directly into a B

　　Donald Duck points to his newly unveiled star during a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, in Los Angeles, California August 9, 2004. Donald Duck, who celebrates his 70th birthday this year was honored with the 2, 257th star on the famous Hollywood walkway. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen
词汇：
unveil vt.使公诸于众，揭开，揭幕，除去……的面纱
Walk of Fame 名人大道

　　A man takes a closer look at a display in the Salvador Dali exhibition 'Mass Culture', as part of special events in honor of the Catalan artists' 100th birthday this year, at the Caixa Forum in Barcelona, February 4, 2004. The exhibit, consisting of over 400 works by the artist, is to offer an overview of the contact between painting and popul

　　Veterinarians at Kasetsart University's animal hospital treat a kitten on February 20, 2004 in Bangkok. The hospital reported that two domestic cats had died of the same bird flu virus that has killed at least 22 people in Asia. (Reuters)
词汇：
veterinarian n.兽医
kitten n.小猫，小动物
Bangkok n.曼谷（泰国首都）
domes