美联社新闻一分钟 2007-09-14

One police officer is dead, three others injured in a Miami suburb¹. Police say they stopped a man driving erratically² and the driver opened fire on them. A search is on for the gunman.

Humberto is taking aim on Louisiana after leaving its mark on Texas. The storm brought 80-mile-an-hour winds and heavy rains and flooding.

Another earthquake has shook Indonesia today. The latest in a series that have damaged homes and killed at least ten people. People may be trapped in the rubble³. Hundreds of people in Padang are spending the night in parks and sidewalks, terrified of more aftershocks.

Meet 18-month-old Zeno, and his robot-- Zeno. David Hanson is the father of the boy and creator of the robot. The machine Zeno has human-like facial expressions and characteristics. Hanson hopes to turn his creation⁴ into a super toy and sell it within three years.

1 suburb   

n.郊区，郊外，近郊

参考例句：

• Toward the suburb the houses begin to thin out.靠近市郊的地方房屋渐渐稀少。
• Disneyland is in Los Angeles suburb.迪斯尼游乐场在洛杉矶的近郊。

2 erratically   

adv.不规律地，不定地

参考例句：

• Police stopped him for driving erratically. 警察因其驾驶不循规则而把他拦下了。 来自辞典例句
• Magnetitite-bearing plugs are found erratically from the base of the Critical Zone. 含磁铁岩的岩栓不规则地分布于关键带的基底以上。 来自辞典例句

3 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

4 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。