美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-20（在线收听）

1. The AP has obtained this video showing yesterday's underground steam pipe explosion as it happened. The blast in midtown Manhattan killed one person and sent debris and dust flying.

2. A federal judge is dismissing Valerie Plame's lawsuit against top White House officials. She sued Vice President Cheney and others, accusing them of conspiring to leak her identity. The judge, though, dismissed the suit on jurisdictional grounds.

3. FEMA leaders are getting an earful from Congress. Turns out some of the trailers given to Katrina victims may have dangerous levels of formaldehyde. But according to internal documents, FEMA lawyers discouraged officials from actually pursuing those reports.

4. A mother of three is facing criminal charges in Florida after police say she had her kids steal an 800-dollar puppy. The act was caught on surveillance tape. The Boston terrier has since been returned.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. debris: noun
the pieces of something that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident, explosion etc

2. jurisdiction: noun
the right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists

3. FEMA: noun
Short for Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mainly, FEMA responds to any disaster that occurs in the United States that is declared a federal disaster area by the President of the United States.

4. earful: noun
an outpouring of anger, abuse, or complaint

5. trailer: noun
a vehicle designed to serve wherever parked as a temporary dwelling

6. Katrina: noun
a hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season


7. formaldehyde: noun
甲醛，对人体有害

8. terrier: noun
a small active type of dog that was originally used for hunting
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