美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-09（在线收听）

2. Investigators in Texas say a fire at the historic Governor's Mansion in Austin was likely arson. State officials say the damage borders on catastrophic. No one was inside the 152-year-old building when the blaze broke out. It had been undergoing a ten-million-dollar renovation.

3. The national average price for unleaded gas now tops the four-dollar-a-gallon mark. The highest average prices are in states like Alaska, California, Connecticut and Washington state. AAA says gas prices have gone up an average of about 33 cents a gallon since this time last month. Analysts say that's about 90 cents since this time last year.

4. Rafael Nadal has won his fourth straight French Open. Nadal won six consecutive games, dispatching Roger Federer with ease. It's the third straight year the two have met in the final.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.pluck from: v.

If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety.

2.brace for: v.

to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen.

3.border on: v.

to be very close to being something extreme.

4.unleaded:a. 无铅的

Unleaded fuel contains a smaller amount of lead than most fuels so that it produces less harmful substances when it is burned.

5.AAA:

the American Automobile Association; an American organization that provides services for people who own cars.

6.dispatch: v.

to deal with someone or to finish a job quickly and effectively.