美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-07

1. A plant explosion caused the evacuation of some 17,000 people near Raleigh, North Carolina Friday. Officials say they warned of a potential disaster 6 months ago.

2. Horse-drawn buggies took mourners to a hilltop cemetery¹ in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where the 5th victim of Monday's Amish school shooting was laid to rest today.

3. Four children were found dead in a Kentucky public housing complex after a man walked into a police station and said he had killed his family.

4. A 12-year-old Ohio boy is in trouble with the law. A police dashboard camera caught the preteen out for a joyride. Despite several collisions, the boy was not injured.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. buggy : n-count
A buggy is a small lightweight carriage pulled by one horse.

2. dashboard : n-count
The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are.

3. preteen : n-count
A pre-teen is a child aged² between nine and thirteen.

4. joyride : n-count
If someone goes on a joyride, they steal a car and drive around in it at high speed.

1 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。