AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-30
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1. "Outrageous1." That's President Barack Obama's one-word reaction to a report that Wall Street employees got more than 18 billion dollars in bonuses last year. Obama has said financial companies that have accepted federal bailout money should limit bonus pay.
2. In a 47-minute speech, the Illinois senator, Gov. Rod Blagojevich insisted he has done nothing wrong and shouldn't be removed from office. He says FBI wiretaps from a federal corruption2 probe captured something "everyone in politics does in order to run campaigns and win elections."
3. Authorities say three boys aged3 15 and under were killed when they fled police in a car at speeds up to 90 miles an hour and then crashed into a house. California Highway patrol officials say an officer pulled the car over for running a red light Wednesday evening in Fontana, but the driver sped off.
4. Mount Redoubt continues to rumble4 and simmer, prompting geologists5 to say this Alaska volcano could erupt within days. Scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory6 have been monitoring activity around the clock since the weekend.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. outrageous: adj.
If you describe something as outrageous, you are emphasizing that it is unacceptable or very shocking.
2. wiretap: v.&n.
If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.
3. pull over: phr v.
If the police pull over a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously.
4. rumble: v.
to make a series of long low sounds, especially a long distance away from you
5. simmer: v.
to boil gently
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