美联社新闻一分钟 2006-06-13

1. A hurricane warning is in effect for parts of Florida and evacuation has been ordered for residents in low-lying areas on a stretch of the Gulf 1 Coast. Tropical Storm Alberto is the first named storm of the hurricane season.

2. President Bush is meeting with top advisors 2 at Camp David to plan the future of the war in Iraq. The administration is seeking to boost public support on Iraq war policy and capitalize on the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bush says Iraq's neighbors need to do more to help.

3. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is in a hospital after a motorcycle crash in downtown Pittsburgh. His agent says Roethlisberger has a broken jaw 3 and nose.

4. The US soccer team lost their opening World Cup match. The Czech Republic beat Team USA 3-0. Next, the U. S. will play Italy, Saturday.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. low-lying : adj
Low-lying land is at, near, or below sea level.
e.g. Sea walls collapsed 4, and low-lying areas were flooded.
lowlands : the form lowland is also used as a modifier. N-plural
also lowland. Lowlands are an area of low, flat land.

2. Camp David :
The Naval 5 Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 6 125-acre (0.5 km²) mountain retreat of the President of the United States. Camp David is part of the Catoctin Mountain Park recreational area in Frederick County, Maryland, outside Washington, DC.

3. capitalize : verb
If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself.
e.g. The rebels seem to be trying to capitalize on the public's discontent with the government.

4. Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

5. Ben Roethlisberger
Benjamin Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982 in Findlay, Ohio), and nicknamed "Big Ben," is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He led his team to a victory against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL in just his second year in the league and is the youngest quarterback to do so. Ben attended Miami University in Ohio.

6. agent : n-count
An agent is a person who looks after someone else's business affairs or does business on their behalf. (BUSINESS)
e.g. You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
= representative

7. jaw : n-count
Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if your jaw drops, you are very surprised.
e.g. He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw.

8. beat : verb
If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.
e.g. In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one.

9. play : verb
When one person or team plays another or plays against them, they compete against them in a sport or game.
e.g. Northern Ireland will play Latvia.