美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-31

1. Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad has been convicted of six more killings¹ after a trial in Montgomery County, Maryland. The trial featured Muhammad acting² as his own attorney, and the prosecution's star witness was his protege and partner in crime, Lee Boyd Malvo.

2. A U.S. military doctor says CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier³ is "doing as well as can be expected" after a car bombing Monday in Iraq. Two network colleagues, an American soldier and an Iraqi translator died in the attack.

3. Treasury⁴ Secretary John Snow is stepping down, while Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Henry Paulson is preparing to take over. President Bush announced the move Tuesday morning at the White House.

4. A Michigan prosecutor⁵ says federal officials are finishing their search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains⁶ at a Michigan horse farm. Agents have been searching a suburban⁷ Detroit farm for two weeks based on a tip, but a prosecutor says police told him the fruitless search is ending

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. sniper : n-count
A sniper is someone who shoots at people from a hidden position.

2. star witness -----主要的证人

3. protege : n-count; the spelling protegee is often used when referring to a woman.
The protege of an older and more experienced person is a young person who is helped and guided by them over a period of time.
e.g. He had been a protege of Captain James.

4. tip : n-count, informal
a secret or expert piece of advice about what the result of a competition, etc. is likely to be, especially about which horse is likely to win a race.
e.g. a hot tip for the big race

1 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 dozier   

adj.想睡的( dozy的比较级 )；令人困倦的；愚笨的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• Dozier has been a CBS News correspondent reporting from Iraq for the past three years. Dozier过去三年一直担任CBS驻伊拉克的特派记者。 来自互联网
• A study of the influence of environment on the crack profile was reported by Dozier. 道滋尔报导了环境对裂纹轮廓影响的研究。 来自辞典例句

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。