美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-26

1. It's a first in more than a decade. Arab nations sitting down with Israel for a new round of Middle East peace talks. Tuesday's negotiations¹ are scheduled at the US Naval² Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

2. Fire crews in Southern California are hoping winds stay calm so that they can contain a wildfire. So far the blaze has scorched³ more than 4700 acres in Malibu, destroying 50 homes. Officials say the fire is about 40% contained.

3. Ground beef buyers of seven states in the East and Midwest need to check their meat. A Wisconsin company is voluntarily recalling almost 96,000 pounds of ground beef products after two people got sick.

4. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of the late John F. Kennedy, has been hospitalized. She was admitted to Massachusetts General on Nov.18th and listed in fair condition. Shriver founded the Special Olympics and helped transform America's view of the mentally disabled.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

3 scorched   

烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦

参考例句：

• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
• The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。