美联社新闻一分钟 2007-09-13

The search has begun for victims in the Indonesia earthquake, a massive 8. 4 quake hit on Sumatra Island. At least ten people have died. Tsunami¹ warnings line the Indian Ocean.

A prosecutor² in West Virginia says the woman reportedly tortured for days may have been involved with one of the alleged³ attackers. Bobby Brewster was arrested in July for domestic dispute. He, his mother and four others are charged in the attack.

Great news out of the NFL, Buffalo⁴ Bills' tight end Kevin Everett may walk again one day. Everett was injured Sunday on a tackle and suffered a severe spinal⁵ injury, but doctors say he has voluntary movement in his arms and legs, and that s a good sign.

People are getting busy in Russia. That's ok with the government. The country's population has been declining for years, so now officials in central Russia are dedicating September 12th as the Day of Conception, and are giving workers the day off to spend some time with loved ones and hopefully make a baby. The regional governor is offering incentives⁶ from refrigerators to cars.

1 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

2 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

3 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

4 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

5 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

6 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法