美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-06

1. Two people are in custody¹ following a deadly shootout between FBI agents and three suspected bank robbers in New Jersey². One agent was killed when they confronted the suspects who were leaving a bank. Authorities are still searching for one person.

2. British officials are praising the 15 sailors and marines who were held in Iran. They returned to London today. Officials say the service members did exactly what they should have while in custody including appearing on Iranian television.

3. It's looking more like Christmas than Easter in parts of the upper Midwest in New England. A wintry blast is bringing cold air down and dumping up to a foot of snow on some parts of the region.

4. It was a rocky ending for this Mediterranean³ cruise. All of the nearly 1600 passengers and crew members were forced to abandon ship after the liner struck rocks off the coast of a Greek island.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. liner: n-count
A liner is a large ship in which people travel long distances, especially on holiday.

1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。