美联社新闻一分钟 2007-06-04（在线收听）

1. Officials in Somalia say the Prime Minister has survived a suicide bombing. The attack struck just outside his home in Mogadishu. At least five people were killed in the bombing which some in the government blamed on an al-Qaeda-linked group.

2. A strong earthquake in China has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300. The Xinhua news agency says rescue teams with thousands of tents, quilts and other relief supplies have been rushed to the area.

3. One child remains hospitalized after a woman ploughed her car through a church street festival, injuring dozens. The incident took place last night in the nation's capital. Authorities say the woman was going 70 miles per hour at the time.

4. Here's a man with a bottomless stomach. Joey Chestnut set a world record when he consumed 59.5 hotdogs and buns in just 12 minutes. The California student will now try to save some room for July 4th when he competes in the World Championships of Hotdog Eating.


WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. tent: n-count 帐篷
a shelter consisting of a sheet of cloth supported by poles and ropes, used especially for camping

2. quilt: n-count 棉被
a warm thick cover for a bed, made by sewing two layers of cloth together, with feathers or a thick material in between them

3. relief: n-uncount 救济
money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry

4. plough: [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 费力穿过
to move with a lot of effort or force

5. bottomless: adj. 无底的
seeming to have no end or limit

6. bun: n-count 小圆面包
a small round type of bread
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