美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-07

1. A man opened fire on a Las Vegas casino early this morning, wounding four people before being tackled by off-duty military reservists.

2. With excessive heat warning still up for much of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington State, authorities are warning residents across the western US to avoid outdoor activities.

3. Two suspects in the failed Britain car bombings apparently¹ looked into U.S. employment. According to the FBI, the doctors in question recently contacted the Philadelphia-based Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

4. And an eleven-year-old Florida girl has been charged with driving under the influence after she led police on a high-speed chase around an Alabama beach resort.
WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. casino: N-COUNT
A casino is a building or room where people play gambling² games such as roulette.

2. tackle: VERB V n
If you tackle someone, you attack them and fight them.

3. off-duty : ADJ
When someone such as a soldier or policeman is off-duty, they are not working.

4. reservist : N-COUNT
Reservists are soldiers who are not serving in the regular army of a country, but who can be called to serve whenever they are needed.

5. excessive: ADJ
If you describe the amount or level of something as excessive , you disapprove³ of it because it is more or higher than is necessary or reasonable.
6. look into: PHRASAL VERB V P-ing/n
If a person or organization is looking into a possible course of action, a problem, or a situation, they are finding out about it and examining the facts relating to it.

7. commission : N-COUNT
A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something.

8. charge : VERB V n, V n with n
When the police charge someone, they formally accuse them of having done something illegal.

9. chase: VERB V n, V after n
If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.

chase: N-COUNT
chase is also a noun.

10. resort: N-COUNT usu supp N
A resort is a place where a lot of people spend their holidays.

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

3 disapprove   

v.不赞成，不同意，不批准

参考例句：

• I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
• She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。