美国一男子在白宫外谎报有炸弹遭逮捕

 　　WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. man has been arrested after making a bomb threat outside the White House, the police said Wednesday.

　　Washington D.C. police spokesman¹ Araz Alali identified the man as 44-year-old Krzysztof Wasik of Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. Alali said he approached an officer at the White House gates at about 5 a.m. Wednesday and said a bomb would detonate in a nearby truck.

　　Surrounding streets and one of the entrances to a nearby Metro² station were shut down as the Secret Service inspected the vehicle for explosives. After nothing dangerous was found, the streets were reopened.

　　Wasik has been charged with making felony threats and is being held pending³ a court appearance.

1 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

2 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

3 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。