美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-03

1.Authorities say they detained a contract worker at the nation's largest nuclear power plant. They say he tried to enter the plant with a small explosive device in the back of his pickup¹ truck. The plant about 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix² was put on lockdown.

2.Officials say the exact cause of a North Carolina beach house fire that killed seven college students is undetermined. But improperly³ discarded smoking materials cannot be ruled out.

3.A federal judge has ruled that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other senior US Intelligence officials would be subpoenaed⁴ to discuss their talks with pro-Israel lobbies in an espionage⁵ case. If Rice testifies, her words could offer behind-the-scenes look at the way US foreign policy is drafted.

4.If you are planning pizza for dinner, you might want to check the brand. General Mills says it's recalling about five million frozen pizzas sold nationwide under the Totino's and Jeno's labels due to possible E.coli contamination.

1 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

2 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

3 improperly   

不正确地，不适当地

参考例句：

• Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
• He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。

4 subpoenaed   

v.（用传票）传唤（某人）( subpoena的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court subpoenaed her to appear as a witness. 法庭传唤她出庭作证。
• The finance director is subpoenaed by prosecution. 财务经理被检查机关传讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。