美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-25

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1. Tornados¹ tore across eastern New Mexico overnight destroying homes and buildings. Dozens of people were injured. The National Weather Service says the twisters came one right after the other.

2. The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to impose sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program. The sanctions include banning Iranian arms exports and freezing the assets of people and originations involved in that country's nuclear and missile programs.

3. The Iranian military says 15 British detainees have confessed to entering Iranian waters illegally. The sailors and marines were seized yesterday while searching for smugglers off the coast of Iraq. Britain says the 15 did not stray into Iranian waters and is demanding their safe return.

4. Three New Jersey² teens are basking⁴ in the limelight just days after they stopped a runaway⁵ school bus. The driver suffered a seizure⁶ while driving students to school Thursday morning. The teens jumped into the driver seat and swerved⁸ out of the way of oncoming traffic before bringing the bus to a safe stop.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. bask³: verb
If you bask in someone's approval, favor, or admiration⁹, you greatly enjoy their positive reaction towards you.

2. limelight: n-uncount
If someone is in the limelight, a lot of attention is being paid to them, because they are famous or because they have done something very unusual or exciting.

3. seizure: n-count
If someone has a seizure, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their hearts or brain.

4. swerve⁷: verb
If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves¹⁰, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something.