美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-02

1. Former cabinet member and Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson made it official today he is running for president in no wait. He calls himself the "reliable conservative". Thompson was Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush's first term.

2. A search is underway in North Carolina for the killers¹ of two police officers. Police say the officers were shot overnight during a struggle with the suspect in Charlotte. They were responding to a disturbance² call. Authorities say at least two suspects are being sought.

3. Senator John McCain says the American public is not getting a full picture of life in Iraq. He made a stop in Baghdad today. McCain says he sees progress in the security crackdown including a drop in murders.

4. Thousands of Christians³ observed Palm Sunday in Jerusalem. The day is the beginning of the Christian's Holy Week. Marchers waved palm fronds⁴ and flags as they made their way from the Mount of Olives to the Old City. Christians say that is the path that Jesus took when he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a moveable feast in the church calendar observed by Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians. It is the Sunday before Easter. In the Western church it must always fall on one of the 35 dates between March 15 and April 18. This year it was observed on April 1.

1 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

2 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

3 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

4 fronds   

n.蕨类或棕榈类植物的叶子( frond的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You can pleat palm fronds to make huts, umbrellas and baskets. 人们可以把棕榈叶折叠起来盖棚屋，制伞，编篮子。 来自百科语句
• When these breezes reached the platform the palm-fronds would whisper. 微风吹到平台时，棕榈叶片发出簌簌的低吟。 来自辞典例句