美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-03

1. Federal plans say sustained person-to-person spread of bird flu or other super-influenza strain could prompt Washington to restrict travel to block a pandemic.

2. Former President Clinton, Senator Hilary Clinton and others pay their respects at the funeral of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in Detroit.

3. Pakistan's official earthquake death toll¹ jumps by 16, 000 to more than 73, 000 and is expected to climb even higher.

4. President Bush and wife Laura welcome Prince Charles and his wife Camilla to the White House as the royal couple make the low-key Washington entrance.

5. And a game show "Jeopardy²" , on the air for 40 years, enters the Guinness Book of World Records for the most Emmy wins: 25.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. person-to-person
person-to-person
If you make a person-to-person call, you say that you want to talk to one person in particular. If that person cannot come to the telephone, you do not have to pay for the call. (FORMAL)
ADJ

2. low-key
low-key
If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important.
The wedding will be a very low-key affair.
He wanted to keep the meetings low-key.
ADJ-GRADED
= muted, understated

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。