美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-25(在线收听

1. A Florida boy who was abducted at gunpoint in this Tampa Bay area neighborhood is safe. But the gunman is still at large. The 13-year-old was taken to a remote farm area and police say he was able to untie his hands and walked to get help. The gunman is still at large.

2. Another warning from the Bush administration to Iran this time delivered by Vice President Cheney. At a news conference in Sydney with Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Cheney said all options are available in dealing with Iran and its nuclear program.

3. There has been a high-speed train crash in Britain. At least one passenger was killed. The train was traveling from London to Scotland when it derailed Friday night, spilling cars down an embankment.

4. Anna Nicole Smith is still not laid to rest. Her mother filed an emergency motion that blocks a previous court decision that would have meant burial in the Bahamas. Lawyers are also arguing over the paternity of Smith's baby girl.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. embankment: n-count
An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground.

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