美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-13

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1. Sunday marked the day of remembrance for the families of those who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 5 years ago. Two hundred sixty-five people died when that plane crashed moments after taking off from New York's Kennedy Airport heading for the Dominican Republic.

2. Israel's prime minister is beginning a 5-day visit to the United States. Topping Ehud Olmert's agenda is the nuclear threat posed by an openly defiant¹ Iran. Israel fears the Arab state won't scale back off its nuclear ambitions unless consequences are feared.

3. Iraqi authorities report finding 75 bodies in Iraq on Sunday, an unusually high number, even in recent days marked with much bloodshed. Most bodies are victims of sectarian fighting and often go unidentified.

4. The sky over the Florida Keys was tart²ed Sunday with parachutes as jumpers participated in the Keys Boogie annual skydiving festival. Various jump styles are attempted at the event which is considered the most visually stirring experience available for avid⁴ fans of the sport.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. scale back : PHR-V
If you scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent than it used to be..

2. tart : VERB
To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish⁵ way. Often used with up.

3. skydiving : N-NUCOUNT
Skydiving is the sport of jumping out of an aeroplane and falling freely through the air before opening your parachute.

4. stirring : ADJ
A stirring event, performance, or account of something makes people very excited or enthusiastic.