美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-24

1. A group of passengers trying to use their cell phones while their plane was rolling down the runway at Amsterdam caused the crew to turn the plane around. The passengers were seen passing cell phones among themselves on the Northwest Airlines flight from the Netherlands to India. Twelve passengers were arrested in the Netherlands for investigation¹.

2. John Karr had a public defender² at his extradition³ hearing in Los Angeles. But if he winds up on trial in Boulder⁴, Colorado in the JonBenet Ramsey case, he's expected to have a big-name lawyer. His relatives have hired a Los Angeles-based actor-author to find such an attorney.

3. The US State Department says it does not make concessions⁵ to terrorists and will not release any Muslim prisoners in exchange for a Fox TV News crew. Arab media put out the first video today of two kidnapped journalists.

4. President Bush met with Katrina survivor⁶ Rockey Vaccarella at the White House today. Bush cautioned against placing too much importance on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. He says it's gonna require a long time to help these people rebuild

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. runway : n-count
At an airport, the runway is the long strip of ground with a hard surface which an aeroplane takes off from or lands on.

2. big-name : n-count
A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.

3. put out : phrasal verb
If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people

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 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

3 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

4 boulder   

n.巨砾；卵石，圆石

参考例句：

• We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
• He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

5 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

6 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。