美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-17

1. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan today, killing¹ at least eight and injuring hundreds. The quake started a fire at one of the world's most powerful nuclear power plants, sending radioactive water into the Sea of Japan.

2. A judge in Los Angeles has approved a record 660-million-dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and more than 500 alleged² victims of clergy³ abuse. The judge says settling the case was the right result.

3. A manhunt's underway for a former sniper-turned soldier suspected of killing his estranged⁴ wife in Wyoming. Forty-year-old Robin⁵ Munis was shot in the head early Saturday while singing in a restaurant.

4. And Lindsay Lohan is out of rehab. After six weeks at Promises in Malibu, the 21-year-old checked out of the facility but will voluntarily wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet⁶ as part of an outpatient program.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
金山词霸

1. radioactive: adj. 放射性的, 有辐射能的

2. manhunt: n. (对逃犯等的)搜捕, 追捕

3. sniper: n. 狙击兵

4. outpatient: n. 门诊病人

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 clergy   

n.[总称]牧师，神职人员

参考例句：

• I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
• All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

4 estranged   

adj.疏远的，分离的

参考例句：

• He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
• The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。

5 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

6 bracelet   

n.手镯，臂镯

参考例句：

• The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
• She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。