美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-01

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1. With top winds of 70 miles an hour, Tropical Storm Ernesto is almost a Category 1 hurricane. Landfall is expected late tonight or early Friday morning near Wilmington, North Carolina. Meanwhile, tourists and residents of Baja California are trying to stay out of the path of Hurricane John. It's expected to pass over the peninsula's southern tip tomorrow.

2. President Bush has begun a three-week campaign to boost support for his policy in Iraq. He told thousands of war veterans in Salt Lake City, Utah today that Islamic terrorists are successors to Nazis¹ and **.

3. Iran's president defiant²ly refused to meet Thursday's UN deadline to halt its nuclear technology program. But the move could lead the UN Security Council to impose economic and political sanctions.

4. The landing gear on a US Airways⁴ jet caught fire at Miami International Airport today after 2 tyres blew out during landing. The 113 passengers and 5 crew members on board escaped the craft on inflatable slides. No one was injured.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. successor: n-count
Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left.

2. defiant: adj.
If you say someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression⁵ or independence by refusing to obey someone.

3. move: n-count
A move is an action that you take in order to achieve something.

4. landing gear: n-uncount 起落装置
The landing gear of an aircraft is its wheels and the structures that support the wheels.

5. inflatable: adj.
An inflatable object is one that you can fill with air when you want to use it.