美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-13

1. Lebanon's Cabinet is expected to vote on a UN resolution that would end the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, this after the UN Security Council adopted the resolution to end the war, authorizing¹ 15, 000 UN peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops.

2. Federal investigators² say they found no evidence of any US connections to the foiled terror plot to blow up American-bound flights from Britain. But the FBI still has some 200 investigators looking for any potential links.

3. This wind-driven brush fire burning west of Reno, Nevada exploded to more than 5, 000 acres. The blaze broke out near the small community of Verdi where homes and power lines are in danger.

4. The World Series of Poker³ winner just made 12 million dollars. Jamie Gold, former Hollywood talent agent, won the big prize. He says he will be sharing the money with his family and friends

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. brush fire : n-count
also brushfire, a fire in low-growing, scrubby trees and brush.

2. make : verb
If you make money, you get it by working for it, by selling something, or by winning it.

1 authorizing   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
• Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

2 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》

3 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。