美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-30（在线收听）

1. A tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed on a northern California highway, catching on fire and causing a section of the highway to collapse. Authorities say the collapse could cause the largest disruption for commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area since the 1989 earthquake.

2. Iran says it will participate in a major conference about Iraq late this week. The U.S. accuses Iran of funding and arming Shiite militia in Iraq. The Iraqi government is asking for help to quell sectarian violence.

3. Coalition forces detained 72 suspected insurgents during weekend raids in two areas of Iraq. The U.S. says the detainees allegedly have connection to al-Qaeda in Iraq.

4. A missing hiker in Oregon has been found alive. Rescuers say the hiker fell about 60 feet down a cliff in the Cascade Locks at about 40 miles east of Portland. The man fell while hiking the popular Eagle Creek Trail.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. disruption: n-count
When there is disruption of an event, system or process, it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way.

2. quell: verb
To quell opposition or violence behavior means to stop it.

3. Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States.

4. Eagle Creek Trail
The Eagle Creek Trail is the second most popular trail in the Columbia River Gorge. Second only to the paved path to Multnomah Falls, the Eagle Creek Trail provides access to more waterfalls than any other in the Columbia River Gorge.