美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-08

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1. During London's morning rush hour, deadly blasts rock the subway and tear open a bus in the city's worst attack since World War II.

2. Much of Europe goes on alert after the blasts, while the US raises its terror alert to orange for the country's mass transit¹ systems.

3. President Bush and other world leaders rally behind Britain's Prime Minister Blair at the G-8 summit, of all vowing² to defeat terrorists.

4. The group Al-Qaida in Iraq claims that it has killed Egypt's top envoy³ to Baghdad, yet the video in its web posting doesn't show his death.

5. And, storm warnings are posted to be in Cuba and Florida Keys, as hurricane Dennis dumps rain in Haiti, spinning towards Jamaica.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.rush hour:the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work.

2.rock:v.if an explosion or earthquake rocks an area, it makes it shake.
eg.Residents had only a few minutes to escape before the blast rocked their houses.

3.tear(=rip):v.to damage something such as paper or cloth by pulling it hard or letting it touch something sharp.
eg.He picked up the envelope and tore it open .