美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-08

An official in Wisconsin says at least five people have been killed in a shooting rampage in northern Wisconsin. It happened in Crandon about 225 miles north of Milwaukee.

President Bush paid honor to the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday-firefighters. He spoke¹ at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. The names of 91 firefighters were added to the memorial this year.

Vandals seriously damage artwork by the renowned² artist Claude Monet. You can see the four-inch gash³ in the painting. French officials say it happened at the Orsay museum early this morning. The surveillance camera caught the group as it entered but everyone took off after an alarm sounded.

Mini ultrasound machines are changing the way doctors work. With this new machine, doctors can scan the neck of people with no symptoms of heart problems to detect hidden dangers. The new technology is smaller and cheaper than regular ultrasound machines.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

3 gash   

v.深切，划开；n.(深长的)切(伤)口；裂缝

参考例句：

• The deep gash in his arm would take weeks to heal over.他胳膊上的割伤很深，需要几个星期的时间才能痊愈。
• After the collision,the body of the ship had a big gash.船被撞后，船身裂开了一个大口子。