美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-27（在线收听） |
| 1. Atlanta Falcons 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. Prosecutors say a dogfighting operation occurred on his property. 2. Senate Democrats are calling for a perjury investigation against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over his testimony about the firings of 8 US attorneys. They have also subpoenaed 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 pastor has been killed. 4. A dog on the run snarled air traffic at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. This dog on the go trotted 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 promising to tell the truth in a court of law, or a lie told in this way 4. subpoena: verb to order someone to come to a court of law and be a witness 5. pastor: noun a Christian 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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