美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-07

1. Friends of the man who went on a shooting rampage at a Nebraska mall say he battled depression. Meanwhile, Omaha police say Robert Hawkins may have smuggled¹ an assault rifle. They say he has stolen it from his stepfather into the Westroads Mall under his sweatshirt. Police say he killed six department store employees and two customers before turning the gun on himself.

2. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners could see the interest rates on the sub-prime mortgages frozen. President Bush made the announcement saying it could help some responsible homeowners avoid foreclosure.

3. Republican presidential candidate Mitt² Romney says he will not serve anyone, religion, group or cause if he's elected. Romney gave a major speech in Texas today to confront critics at his Mormon religion.

4. Police in Madison, Wisconsin chased after a donut truck. The Krispy Kreme truck had been stolen. During the chase, donuts flew out the open back door.

1 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

2 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。