美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-21

1.Police in Pakistan questioned three people in connection with Thursday's bombing of Benazir Bhutto's caravan¹. At least 136 people died in the attack. Two severed heads were found at the scene. Police released this photo, hoping for more information on the man.

2.Georgia's governor has declared a state of emergency in 85 counties because of the drought. He's asked the federal government to declare the state a major disaster area in order to free up federal funds. Atlanta is down to just a 90-day supply of water.

3.Shuttle Discovery is preparing to blast off with a woman at the helm. Pamela Melroy is only the second woman to command a shuttle flight. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday.

4.A free-fall free for all in West Virginia. It's the Bridge Day Celebration in West Virginia. BASE jumpers take a flight off an 876-foot-high bridge over the New River Gorge³. Last year, one person died when his parachute opened late. But this year, everything went off as planned.

1 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

2 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。