美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-01（在线收听）

1. British counter-terrorism police have arrested 9 people in an alleged kidnapping plot. Reports state the planning involved torturing and beheading a British Muslim soldier and then showing it all over the Internet.

2. Baghdad has been set with even more insurgent attacks. At least 12 people have been killed Wednesday in a series of car bombings and a mortar attack. Both Shiite and Sunni areas were targeted.

3. President Bush is joining the course of critics complaining about the huge salaries and bonuses corporate executives are pulling in. He says their pay should be tied to how well they do on the job.

4. The Bears and Colts are making their final preparations before the big game. With just a few days to go before the Super Bowl kicks off, both teams are expected to spend this time fine-tuning their game plans.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. pull in: phrase
If you pull in an amount of money, you earn or collect that amount. (INFORMAL)

2. fine tune: verb
If you fine-tune something, you make very small precise changes in order to make it as successful or effective as it possibly can be.