美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-06

1. The International Police Agency Interpol says 1 of the 23 people who escaped from a Yemen jail last week is believed to be the mastermind of the USS Cole bombing that killed 17 sailors in 2000. Yemeni officials confirmed to Interpol that Jamal al-Badawi was among those who escaped through a 140-yard-long tunnel. Al-Badawi was sentenced to death for plotting the Cole attack.

2. In Safaga, Egypt, relatives of passengers on a ferry that sank in the Red Sea Friday are growing increasingly desperate for word of their loved ones. Police said 401 people have been rescued by midday, Sunday. 195 bodies have been recovered. About 1000 people were still missing.

3. A new poster showing kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll is now hanging from Rome's city hall. City officials say it's a sign of hope and solidarity¹. Carroll was abducted² in Baghdad Jan. 7th.

4. And in Detroit, fans on both sides of the field are heading for the Super Bowl matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers. 800,000,000 viewers are expected to tune³ in to watch the game.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. solidarity : noun [U]
agreement between and support for the members of a group, especially a political group:
e.g. The lecturers joined the protest march to show solidarity with their students.

2. tune in : (TV/RADIO) phrasal verb
to watch or listen to a particular television or radio programme or station:
e.g. Be sure to tune in to next week's show.

1 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

2 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

3 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。