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
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