美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-16

Senator Larry Craig is back to fight in court. He is asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with an arrest in a sex sting. The county judge refused to do so. The Idaho Republican pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after being accused of soliciting¹ sex in a bathroom.

California's Interstate 5 is opened again three days after a fiery² crash closed it down. But the tunnel where the crash and fire happened is still closed. Officials say though the rush hour went great and congestion³ was lighter⁴ than usual.

Two of O.J. Simpson's codefendants were in a Las Vegas court today. Charles Cashmore and Walter Alexander say they'll plead guilty and testify against Simpson and four others in an alleged⁵ casino hotel robbery.

Kathleen Casey-Kirschling has reached a milestone⁶. Born on January 1st, 1946, she's the first official baby boomer. And today she filed for Social Security. Kirschling says she is very excited because she worked hard for a long time for that money.

1 soliciting   

v.恳求( solicit的现在分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求

参考例句：

• A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

3 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

4 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。