美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-27

1. Bad weather has forced NASA to scrub tomorrow's planned launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. However, NASA forecasters say there is a good chance the shuttle will be able to fly on Monday or Tuesday. Atlantis is set to resume work on the International Space Station.

2. Tropical Storm Ernesto is getting stronger. The storm is now packing winds of 50 miles an hour in the Caribbean and is expected to reach hurricane strength by Tuesday. Although some forecasters are telling Gulf¹ Coast residents to pay attention, it's too early to predict whether the storm will hit the US.

3. A Colorado newspaper is reporting that someone resembling the suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey killing² was seen in Boulder³ the day her body was found. The Rocky Mountain News says a witness says he saw someone who looked like John Mark Karr at a bus station that morning.

4. President Bush’s retreat to his parents’ home in Kennebunkport Maine is attracting some protesters. Several hundred anti-Iraq war demonstrators gathered Saturday near the Bush residence. Many sang, chanted and beat drums.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. scrub : verb
If you scrub something, you cancel or abandon it.

2. resemble : verb
If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 boulder   

n.巨砾；卵石，圆石

参考例句：

• We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
• He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。