美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-12(在线收听

1. President Bush has neither confirmed nor denied a newspaper report that the National Security Agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of Americans. USA Today reports AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth began turning over records to the NSA shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks. Today some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee call for closer scrutiny of the domestic spying program.

2. An Ohio priest has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for stabbing a nun to death in 1980. Rev. Gerald Robinson was convicted today of killing Sister Margaret Ann Pahl at a Toledo hospital.

3. A 12-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Florida is closed due to wildfires. Authorities say the stretch of interstate between Port Orange and Edgewater could be closed for several days.

4. And a retired New York City police officer recently found about 79 million extra dollars in his online bank account. Tom Gillan told his bank and they fixed the error. Gillan says he couldn't keep what wasn't his.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. turn over : phrasal verb
If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it.
e.g. I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police.
= hand over

2. stab : verb
If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body.
e.g. Stephen was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack nearly five months ago.

3. nun : n-count
A nun is a member of a female religious community.
e.g. Mr. Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended.

4. Reverend : n-title
Reverend is a title used before the name or rank of an officially appointed religious leader. The abbreviation Rev. or Revd. is also used.
e.g. The service was led by the Reverend Jim Simons.

5. Sister : n-count, n-title
Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community.
e.g. Sister Francesca entered the chapel.

6. wildfire : n-count
A wildfire is a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area such as a forest, and spreads rapidly, causing great damage.
e.g. a wildfire in Montana that's already burned thousands of acres of rich grassland.

7. fix : verb
To correct or set right; adjust.
e.g. fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts

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