美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-29

1.O.J.Simpson has pleaded not guilty at his arraignment¹ on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery. Simpson entered his plea before Judge Jackie Glass. She will preside at his trial next year along with co-defendants Clarence Stewart and Charles Ehrlich.

2.A blue barrel is becoming the focus for people looking for Stacy Peterson. Search groups say investigators² are telling them to look for a container big enough to put a body in. They've also been told to concentrate on areas with water.

3.A day after the international peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, President Bush held follow-up talks at the White House with Israel's Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. He is assuring them he will not drop the ball and remain engaged in the peace process.

4.It's a snowmobile stunt³ gone wrong. Jimmy Blaze was attempting a back flip⁴ 30 feet in the air when this happened. Blaze suffered a concussion⁵, a sprained⁶ right hand and some torn ligaments. Even so, he says he will do it again when he is healed.

1 arraignment   

n.提问，传讯，责难

参考例句：

• She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
• Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

4 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

5 concussion   

n.脑震荡；震动

参考例句：

• He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
• She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。

6 sprained   

v.&n. 扭伤

参考例句：

• I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
• When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。