|
1. The body of Coretta Scott King was carried by horse-drawn carriage Saturday morning to the Georgia's state Capitol where she is the first black person and the first woman to lie in honor. The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. died Monday night at age 78.
2. There are conflicting reports about the exact number of survivors on that Egyptian ferry that sank in the Red Sea Friday. One official says 340, others say 362, but they fear more than 1,000 passengers and crew members died in the disaster. Some survivors are upset by what they say are slow rescue efforts.
3. In Indonesia Saturday, nearly 1000 Muslims armed with machetes attacked an Islamic housing complex, some throwing Molotov cocktails. It's the latest attack on an Islamic sect that's been denounced by mainstream Muslim groups. 6 people were injured.
4. And in Detroit, there are roughly 1,500 tickets still available for Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the Seahawks and the Steelers. Authorities say big scams and scalpers are all around. Prices start at 1,500 dollars per ticket, binoculars not included.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. machete : noun [C]
a large knife with a wide blade, used for cutting trees and plants or as a weapon
2. Molotov cocktail :
a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol with a piece of cloth in the end 燃烧弹：一种用装满可燃液体的可炸裂性容器制成的临时替用炸弹，通常用碎布捻成引线，在扔出前点燃
3. sect : noun [C] USUALLY DISAPPROVING
a religious group which has developed from a larger religion and is considered to have extreme or unusual beliefs or customs:
e.g. When he was sixteen he ran away from home and joined a religious sect.
4. scam : noun [C] INFORMAL
an illegal plan for making money:
e.g. an insurance scam
5. scalper : noun [C]
someone who makes money by buying tickets for an event and selling them again at a very high price 黄牛党
6. binoculars : plural noun
a pair of tubes with glass at either end that you look through to see things far away: 双眼望远镜
|