CNN 2011-10-08

 First up today, a man from Massachusetts is charged with plotting an attack on Washington D.C.. One official says Rezwan Ferdaus was never really a threat, but he was the target of the undercover FBI investigation¹. Law enforcement officers has been in close contact with the 26-year-old US citizen for months. According to these authorities, Rezwan Ferdaus was planning to use remote-controlled airplanes, like what you saw just a moment ago, to attack the Pentagon in the US capital. These remote-controlled planes are pretty big. They are actually about 1/10 the size of a full-size aircraft. Rezwan Ferdaus was arrestted on Wendsday. Officials say there is no evidence that he was connected to a terrorist² organization.

 

Health officials are trying to make sure that a severe outbreak of contaminated³ food doesn't get worse. At least 13 people have died and more than 70 other folks have gotten sick from eating cantaloupes that have been contaminated with a bacteria called Listeria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1,600 people get seriously ill from Listeria every year. Around 260 of those die. One CDC official said it's OK to eat cantaloupe as long as you are certain it didn't come from Jensen Farms in Colorado. If you have any doubts about it, the official says it's better to throw the fruit away.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 terrorist   

n.恐怖主义者，恐怖分子

参考例句：

• Without the gun,I'm a sitting duck for any terrorist.没有这支枪，我就成了恐怖分子下手的目标了。
• The district was put on red alert during a terrorist's bomb scare.这个地区在得到恐怖分子炸弹恐吓后作了应急准备。

3 contaminated   

把…弄脏，污染( contaminate的过去式 )； 玷污，毒害，腐蚀（人的思想或品德）

参考例句：

• The drinking water has become contaminated with lead. 饮用水被铅污染了。
• The site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity. 发现此地受放射线污染。