美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-19

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1:Hurricane Emily slams into the Yucatan Peninsula bringing punishing waves along the regions famous white sand beaches.

2:President Bush says anyone in his administration who committed a crime by leaking the identity of a CIA agent will be fired.

3:A Pakistani official says 3 of the 4 suspected London suicide bombers¹ traveled to the southern city of Karachi last year.

4:Israeli security forces block thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters from marching to protest Israel's planned Gaza Strip withdrawal².

5:And fireworks are lit over South Africa as a nationwide celebration is held to mark the 87th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

[B]1.slam:v.to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force.
eg.All 155 passengers died instantly when the plane slammed into the mountain.

2.punishing:adj.difficult, tiring, or extreme.
eg.He set himself a punishing schedule of talks, lectures and conferences all over America.

3.light:v.to start to burn, or to make something start to burn.
eg.I couldn't get the candles to light.