CNN 2011-02-11

Tens of thousands of protestors have gathered in the Egyptian capital, possibly the largest crowd yet. They are still calling on President Hosni Mubarak to resign effective immediately. Earlier about 500 anti-government protestors broke away from the square. They headed toward the parliament building. They chanted fraud. The army has surrounded the building protectively.

There has been no agreement Tuesday but there has been a commitment to come by Wednesday and try once again. The South Korea defense¹ ministry² tells CNN that the working level military talks between north and south Korea ended this Tuesday just after 7 p.m. local time. But they wouldn’t say much more. Pre- representatives from both countries appeared amicable³ as they met at the truth village of Panmunjom on the border. The hope is if the talks are successful on Wednesday, then they will move to a higher level, potentially even ministerial level. The two defense ministries⁴ of the countries haven’t actually met since 2007.

The jury is back, the verdict is in: There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration⁵ in Toyotas, period. There are only two real-world causes of high-speed unintended acceleration in Toyotas. First, some Toyota floor mats entrapped⁶ drivers' gas pedal while their vehicles were in motion. Second, so-called 'sticky pedals' made some Toyota acceleration too slow to release.

It is a terrifying crash caught on cell phone video. A truck was speeding down the wrong side of a California freeway. The 83-year-old driver hit the median and then was struck by an oncoming car of a chain reaction right close to northbound lanes of interstate 5. Investigators⁷ say the driver was confused, couldn't really explain how he ended up on the wrong side. He did get a ticket for driving the wrong way and with a suspended license⁸, but again, thankfully no major injuries.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。

4 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

5 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

6 entrapped   

v.使陷入圈套，使入陷阱( entrap的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was entrapped into undertaking the work. 他受骗而担任那工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt he had been entrapped into marrying her. 他觉得和她结婚是上了当。 来自辞典例句

7 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。