美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-25

1. A Florida boy who was abducted¹ at gunpoint in this Tampa Bay area neighborhood is safe. But the gunman is still at large. The 13-year-old was taken to a remote farm area and police say he was able to untie² his hands and walked to get help. The gunman is still at large.

2. Another warning from the Bush administration to Iran this time delivered by Vice³ President Cheney. At a news conference in Sydney with Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Cheney said all options are available in dealing⁴ with Iran and its nuclear program.

3. There has been a high-speed train crash in Britain. At least one passenger was killed. The train was traveling from London to Scotland when it derailed Friday night, spilling cars down an embankment.

4. Anna Nicole Smith is still not laid to rest. Her mother filed an emergency motion that blocks a previous court decision that would have meant burial in the Bahamas. Lawyers are also arguing over the paternity of Smith's baby girl.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. embankment: n-count
An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground.

1 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

2 untie   

vt.解开，松开；解放

参考例句：

• It's just impossible to untie the knot.It's too tight.这个结根本解不开。太紧了。
• Will you please untie the knot for me?请你替我解开这个结头，好吗？

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。