美国各地警惕恐怖袭击

President Barack Obama has brought together Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for their first three-way meeting Tuesday. And he’s challenging both leaders to move ahead on Mideast peace talks, saying it is past time to talk about starting negotiations¹.

The death toll² has climbed to nine in the flooding that’s gripping（扣人心弦） the Southeast. Authorities, just west of Atlanta, say they’ve discovered the body of a woman who was apparently³ swept from her car in heavy rains as she headed to work early Monday.

The federal government is investigating a possible al-Qaeda plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks. Even though, officials say they haven’t learned of any specific threat. And the government is expanding its terrorism warning beyond U.S. transit⁴ systems to include stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes.

Authorities who have been searching the property of Phillip and Nancy Garrido for a possible link to two child kidnappings in the 1980s say the weeklong search is over. But they have not come up with any links. The Garridos remain behind bars, however, accused of kidnapping 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard in 1991. （本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。