美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-25

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1. An insurgent¹ group that includes al-Qaeda in Iraq is claiming responsibility for a suicide truck bombing that killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20. It happened at a patrol base northeast of Baghdad. This is one of the deadliest attacks on American ground forces since the war started more than four years ago.

2. More questions on the death of Pat Tillman, the NFL player who joined the military only to be killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. A hearing on Capitol Hill included testimony² from Tillman's brother. A House panel is hoping to elicit³ new information about the incident.

3. Toyota has dethroned General Motors as the world's top auto⁴ seller in the first three months of the year. That's the first time Toyota has passed the Detroit giant in quarterly sales. Analysts⁵ say it's only a matter of time before Toyota stays in the top spot.

4. And caught on camera in the wild for the first time the elusive⁶ Borneo rhino⁷. Scientists say between 25 and 50 rhinos⁸ are left on the island, spending their time in dense⁹ jungle rarely seen. This animal walked to the camera and sniffed¹⁰ it.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. elicit: verb
If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions.

2. dethrone: verb
If a king, queen or other powerful person is dethroned, they are moved from their position or power.

3. elusive: adj
Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember or achieve.

4. dense: adj
Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.