AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-13

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1. Russia's president has agreed to a proposal calling for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their initial positions and stop fighting. The plan also calls for discussion on future status of Georgia's breakaway provinces. Georgia has not yet agreed to it. There are still sporadic¹ reports of clashes.

2. A single-engine plane crashes in the parking lot of a shopping plaza² in Massachusetts, the pilot and two other passengers were killed. The Angel Flight was bringing a cancer patient from Long Island to a Boston hospital.

3. A Florida police officer has quit, two others have been fired after a patrol car dashboard camera caught them punching and kicking a handcuffed suspect. West Palm Beach police released the video Monday. The suspect suffered a broken jaw³ and bruised⁴ eyes.

4. And what better treat could a polar bear get on a hot day but some big blocks of ice. The ice is given to animals in Tokyo Zoo to help them deal with 104-degree summer heat. Inside the ice, apples, sausage and fish.

NEW WORDS：

1. sporadic:  adj.
happening fairly often, but not regularly.

2. dashboard:  n. 汽车的仪表盘
the part in front of the driver in a car that has the controls on it.

3. Angel Flight:  n.
Angel Flight is the name used by a number of groups whose members provide free transportation for needy⁵ patients and perform other missions of community service. Such a non-profit organization may be located in the United States, Europe, Australia, or Canada and they, like other Public Benefit Flying (PBF) organizations, help arrange free, non-emergency transportation for patients who require medical treatment but who cannot afford to pay for a commercial flight. Transportation is provided by volunteer pilots, often using their own private general aviation aircraft. In most of Canada, the Volunteer Pilot Program of Hope Air provides a similar service, along with Angel Flight of Vancouver. The only complete list of all the Angel Flight and other Public Benefit Flying Organizations is maintained by the Air Care Alliance.