美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-06

1. A lawyer for detainees at Guantanamo Bay says the issue of whether they have the legal right to hearings in civilian¹ courts is a fundamental test of the American justice system. At least two justices questioned whether detainees had any right to a hearing. Another justice suggested the matter should go back to a law court.

2. At least seven people have died in the severe weather that struck the Northwest. Residents are waiting for high water to recede², so they can return to their homes.

3. The Catholic Archdiocese of New York has put out a comic book to teach kids about the dangers of sexual predators³. Critics say it doesn't explain the problem well enough.

4.Surveillance video captures a man angrily boarding a school bus in Florida. Witnesses say the man was upset because several children on the bus threw crayons at his car. Students say the man had a gun.

1 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 recede   

vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进

参考例句：

• The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
• He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。

3 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》