美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-27

1. A government official says investigators¹ found no evidence of criminal negligence² in the death of Pat Tillman. The former NFL player was killed by friendly fire while on duty in Afghanistan. Investigators conducted a year-long probe into the soldiers with Tillman and any possible cover-up.

2. Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental overdose. That's the ruling from the coroner in Broward County, Florida. Authorities say she had a sleeping medication and at least eight other prescription³ drugs in her system when she died in February. The medical examiner also said she could have survived if she had gone to hospital.

3. The man who performed as the mascot⁴ for the North Carolina basketball team has died. Jason Ray was hit by a car Friday while walking on the shoulder of a New Jersey⁵ highway. He had been traveling with the men's team for the NCAA tournament. No charges have been filed against the driver.

4. The public is getting a first look at the Forever Stamp. It will be good for mailing one-ounce first-class letters any time in the future regardless of price changes. The stamp goes on sale next month at 41 cents.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. negligence: n-uncount
If someone is guilty of negligence, they have failed to do something which they ought to do. (FORMAL)

2. criminal negligence: 疏忽罪 (LAW)

3. mascot: n-count
A mascot is an animal, toy or symbol which is associated with a particular organization or event, and which is thought to bring good luck.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

3 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

4 mascot   

n.福神，吉祥的东西

参考例句：

• The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
• We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。

5 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。