美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-03

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1. British officials say two of the eight suspects arrested in connection with the three terror incidents in Great Britain are doctors. One was reportedly trained in Iraq, the other in Jordan. Meanwhile Britain remains¹ at its highest state of alert.

2. Bad news for residents in the Midwest trying to cope with flooding. Authorities say waters in Kansas and Missouri may not fall for several days while heavy rains cause damage in Oklahoma and Texas. The governor of Kansas declared the state of emergency in more than a dozen counties.

3. President Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin have wrapped up their "Lobster² Summit" in Maine. The leaders agree to keep pressing Iran on its nuclear program but continue to disagree over US plans for European Missile Defense³ System.

4. A Maryland man is being examined for injuries after reportedly making a drunken leap from a cruise ship off the Florida coast. Authorities say the man got in one of the Carnival⁴ Liberty's lifeboats and tried to cut its ropes with an axe⁵.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. wrap up: PHRASAL VERB V P n (not pron), V n P
If you wrap up something such as a job or an agreement, you complete it in a satisfactory way.

2. lobster: N-VAR
A lobster is a sea creature that has a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs.

3. cruise ship :
A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities⁶ are considered an essential part of the experience.

4. carnival: N-COUNT
A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.