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1. Convicted September 11th conspirator Zarcarias Moussaoui has arrived at the Supermax federal prison in southern Colorado. Officials say he will spend 23 hours a day in his cell, and have little or no contact with other prisoners for the rest of his life.
2. The bullet-riddled bodies of four Shiites were found near Baqouba, about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. Members of the same Shiite tribe gathered in al-Sadr city Saturday to pray at a house where the coffins were being held.
3. Indonesian authorities say the Mount Merapi volcano could erupt at any time. Lava has been flowing constantly from the volcano since Thursday, and residents are being evacuated from the surrounding area.
4. And Barry Bonds went homerless against the Dodgers on Friday. The Giants held a 75th birthday celebration for Hall of Famer, Willie Mays, but the night ended with Bonds still one home run behind Babe Ruth
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Supermax :
Supermax is short for “super-maximum security”. The Supermax prison is a place designed to house violent prisoners or prisoners who might threaten the security of the guards or other prisoners. Prisoners are under constant surveillance, usually with video cameras.
2. cell : n-count
A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked. A cell is also a small room in which a monk or nun lives.
3. riddled : adj
If something is riddled with bullets or bullet holes, it is full of bullet holes.
e.g. The bodies of four people were found riddled with bullets.
-riddled : comb
Combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe something as being full of a particular undesirable thing or quality.
e.g. She pushed the bullet-riddled door open.
4. coffin : n-count
A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
5. lava : n-mass
Lava is the very hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano.
6. homer : noun
A hit that allows a batter to circle the bases and score a run without a fielding error, usually on a ball hit over the outfield fence.
7. Dodgers ------洛杉矶道奇队
the Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Giants ------旧金山巨人队
the San Francisco Giants
9. hall of fame : n-sing
If you say that someone is a member of a particular hall of fame, you mean that they are one of the most famous people in that area of activity.
e.g. Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame.
Hall of Fame ------（美国棒球）名人堂
10. home run : noun, Baseball Abbr. HR
A hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the diamond and score a run.
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