美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-14

1. Zacarias Moussaoui testified it made his day to hear accounts of Americans' suffering on September 11th. The confessed Al-Qaeda conspirator¹ also said he'd like to see similar attacks everyday. He is the only person in this country charged in connection with the terror attacks.

2. Authorities say a 21-year-old man confessed to brutally² killing³ 6 relatives. Their bodies were found in the basement of his grandmother's home in the rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The suspect is being held without bail⁴. There is still no word on motive⁵.

3. Playboy is considering whether to drop the Indonesian edition of its magazine. The magazine doesn't feature any nudity but there's concern the photos could inflame⁶ Muslim anger. Playboy's publishing director says the company will make a decision by Friday.

4. A Colorado woman says it's "Egg-straordinary". She claims the image of Jesus mysteriously appeared to her on a dyed Easter Egg. She hopes to sell the egg on eBay.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. account :noun [C]
a written or spoken description of an event:
e.g. gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.

2. confess to (doing) something
to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal
e.g. Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB.

3. bail :noun [U]
a sum of money which a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial:
e.g. He was released/remanded on bail (of $100 000).

4. nudity :noun [U]
when people are not wearing clothes:
e.g. The film was criticized for its excessive violence and nudity.

5. inflame:verb [T]
to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement:
e.g. Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.

6. dye :verb [T] dyeing, dyed, dyed
to change the colour of something using a special liquid:
e.g. For a change, why not dye your T-shirts?

1 conspirator   

n.阴谋者，谋叛者

参考例句：

• We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他，恶狠狠地骂个不停。
• A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。

2 brutally   

adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地

参考例句：

• The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
• A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

5 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

6 inflame   

v.使燃烧；使极度激动；使发炎

参考例句：

• Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.由于我们没有反应,好象惹恼了那个上校。
• Chemical agents manufactured by our immune system inflame our cells and tissues,causing our nose to run and our throat to swell.我们的免疫系统产生的化学物质导致我们的细胞和组织发炎，导致我们流鼻水和我们的喉咙膨胀。