美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-27

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1. Atlanta Falcons¹ player Michael Vick pleaded not guilty to federal dogfighting charges and was released without bond until a November trial. He arrived boos at a federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia. Prosecutors² say a dogfighting operation occurred on his property.

2. Senate Democrats³ are calling for a perjury⁴ investigation⁵ against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over his testimony⁶ about the firings of 8 US attorneys. They have also subpoenaed⁸ top presidential aide Karl Rove.

3. A top Korean official heads to Afghanistan on a mission to secure the release of 22 Korean hostages. They are part of a church group captured by the Taliban. One hostage, a deputy pastor⁹ has been killed.

4. A dog on the run snarled¹⁰ air traffic at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix¹¹. This dog on the go trot¹²ted down to a runway, causing one jet to circle instead of land. It was finally corralled and taken to a shelter.


WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. boo: interjection
a noise made by people who do not like a person, performance, idea etc

2. property: noun
a building, a piece of land, or both together

3. perjury: noun
the crime of telling a lie after promising¹⁴ to tell the truth in a court of law, or a lie told in this way

4. subpoena⁷: verb
to order someone to come to a court of law and be a witness

5. pastor: noun
a Christian¹⁵ priest in some Protestant churches

6. trot: verb
小跑

7. corral: verb
to make animals move into a fairly small enclosed area where cattle, horses etc can be kept temporarily, especially in North America