美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-14

1. An Iraqi woman confesses on Jordanian TV that she tried to blow herself up with her husband in one of three suicide attacks in Amman.

2. In Iraq, Sunni Arab leaders demand that US and Iraqi troops suspend military operations in their home regions.

3. In Jerusalem, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Bush administration is under no illusion that democratic change in the Middle East will be either swift or easy.

4. Iowa residents sort through the wreckage¹ after tornadoes² swept through the state , killing³ one person and damaging dozens of homes.

5. And a Californian boy wins a competition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lego, stacking up a 5, 000-dollar prize

1 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

2 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。