美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-15

1.An L. A. county fire official says they've found three bodies from Friday night's massive accident on the I-5 Interstate. A man and a child were found in the cab of a produce truck. California transportation officials say the earliest the highway will be reopened is Tuesday.

2.Cuban President Fidel Castro has made his first live media appearance since February. The ailing¹ leader called into a broadcast hosted by his friend Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Still no details have been released about Castro's health.

3. The US embassy in Iraq's relationship with Blackwater USA may be coming to an end. US officials say they expect the security contractor's role to be phased out within six months. Iraqi investigators² say Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqis without being provoked last month.

4. Thirty-seven years after he played in his last college football game, Mike Flynt is back on the gridiron. The 59-year-old will help Texas Sul Ross State beat Texas Lutheran Saturday night. Flynt returned to the field on a dare from some old friends.

1 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》