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SNP to cut NHS management by 25%

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11555811
The number of senior NHS bosses in Scotland will be cut by a quarter in the next four years, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

SNP Scottish National Party 蘇格蘭民族黨
NHS National Health Service 國家健康服務
abolish v. 廢止
prescription n. 規定
delegate v. 委派
rally v. 招集
compromising a. 妥協的
parliament n. 國會
fundamental n. 基本原則
reaffirm v. 再重申
commitment to 承諾
despite prep. 儘管
gradually ad. 逐漸地
athlete n. 身強力壯的人
cardiac a. 心臟的
chancellor n. (英)大臣
revenue n. 稅收
recession n. 後退、衰退
relentlessly ad. 無情地
delegate n. 代表

New aid convoy departing Sunday for Gaza

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/10/16/gaza.aid.convoy/index.html
Jerusalem (CNN) -- A Gaza humanitarian convoy that includes passengers who survived a previous fatal flotilla incident will set sail Sunday in an attempt to deliver aid for Palestinians, organizers said.

convoy v. 護送
depart for 出發、離去
humanitarian n. 人道主義者
fatal a. 命運的
flotilla n. (小)船隊
Palestinian n. 巴勒斯坦人
hail v. 招呼、喝采
embargo n. 禁運
slate v. 預定
commemoration n. 紀念節
mediation n. 調解
anxious a. 渴望的

Court-martial approved for soldier charged with killing Afghans

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/15/u.s.u.s.soldier.court.martial/index.html
(CNN) -- A U.S. soldier accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan will face a court-martial on murder and other charges, as recommended by an Army officer.

accused a. 被控告的
court-martial n. 軍事法庭審判
prosecutor n. 檢察官
authenticity n. 可靠性
premeditated a. 有記劃的
obstruction n. 阻礙
assault n. 攻擊 【律】侵犯人身
hashish n. 麻醉藥
investigate v. 調查
erratic a. 不穩定的
impaired a. 受損的
irrational a. 無理性的
conspiracy n. 陰謀
interfere v. 介入

Spending Review: Schools budget 'to escape cuts'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11556767
Ministers have agreed the schools budget for England and are to claim schools will be protected from across-the-board cuts, the BBC has learned.

budget n. 預算、經費
coalition n. 聯合
deputy a. 代理的
pupil n. 小學生
premium n. 獎金
deprived a. 貧困的
wipe out 徹底摧毀
comparison n. 比較
roll n. 名單
Conservative a. 保守黨的