美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-10

1. President Bush says the US and its allies foiled a plot by terrorists to hijack¹ an airliner², and fly it into the tallest skyscraper³ in Los Angeles in 2002. But the mayor of Los Angeles tells the Assosiated Press he was blindsided by the comments, and says communication with the White House is "nonexistent".

2. Investigators⁴ say Neil Entwistle who was apparently⁵ suicidal shot his wife and infant daughter to death inside their Boston-area home, then fled to his native England. He was arrested Thursday at a London subway station. Entwistle is expected to appear in court Friday where he'll formally indicate whether he would fight extradition⁶ to the US.

3. And FDA panel recommended the most serious type of warning labels for Ritalin and other attention deficit⁷ drugs that are used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder⁸. Data suggests the drugs may increase a person's risk of sudden death and serious heart problems.

4. When in doubt, Americans turn to Google. A new survey shows the search engine gained more ground against its Internet search rivals. The website now accounts for nearly half of all online searches in the United States

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. blindside : verb
to give someone an unpleasant surprise:
e.g. I was blindsided by his suggestion.

2. suicidal : adj
wanting to kill yourself:
e.g. For many years before treatment, Clare had suicidal tendencies.

3. extradition : noun [C or U]
legal surrender of a fugitive⁹ to the jurisdiction¹⁰ of another state, country, or government for trial
e.g. They have applied¹¹ for his extradition to Ireland.

4. hyperactivity : noun [U]
a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement

1 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

2 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

3 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

7 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

8 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

9 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

10 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

11 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。