美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-21

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1. After more than 24 hours of searching, rescuers in West Virginia still haven't been able to make contact with two missing miners. Rescue crews have been working since an underground conveyer belt caught fire last night. 19 other workers managed to escape without injury.

2. This is new video of the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 being taken back in the police custody¹. A Turkey's appeals court ruled today, Mehmet Ali Agca must return to prison to serve more time for killing² a journalist in 1979 and other crimes. Agca was released from prison last week after a local court ruled he fulfilled his sentence.

3. Former President Gerald Ford³ remains⁴ hospitalized in California for a 7th day. The oldest living president is receiving treatment for pneumonia⁵. His staff initially⁶ said he returned home yesterday, but doctors decided⁷ to keep him a bit longer.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. conveyor/conveyer belt : noun [C]
a continuous moving strip or surface that is used for transporting a load of objects from one place to another 输送带, 传送带

2. pneumonia : noun [U]
a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen⁸ and filled with liquid:
e.g. People who are bedridden can easily get pneumonia.