美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-11

1. At a Southern Indiana coal mine, an accident at an airshaft killed three people. Police say the victims were in a basket used for transportation up and down the 600-foot airshaft. Authorities aren't saying how they died.

2. At a mine in Utah, rescuers may have missed their mark while drilling to reach six trapped miners. The drill may have hit a sealed shaft¹, away from the miners. A larger hole could break through soon.

3. A suspect in the murder of three students in Newark, New Jersey² pleads not guilty while prosecutors³ tried explaining why the illegal immigrant from Peru was granted bail⁴ earlier this year when charged with assault and child rape⁵.

4. On Wall Street, a difficult week ends with a mixed finish. The Dow Jones Industrials were down more than 200 points in the session, but ended with a loss of just 30 points. The market is getting shaken by fears credit is drying up.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. airshaft: noun
通风井

2. sealed: adj
shut or protected with something that prevents air, water etc from getting in or out

3. plead: verb
to state in a court of law whether or not you are guilty of a crime

4. bail: noun
money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when their trial starts

5. credit: noun
sum of money lent by a bank, etc; loan

1 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。

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 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

5 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。