美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-08

1. Surveillance photos were released from the mall in Omaha, Nebraska where a 19-year-old killed 8 people before taking his own life. The pictures show Robert Hawkins with his gun at the ready, walking through a department store. Police say the shooting rampage lasted six minutes.

2. A judge in Aruba ordered the release of Joran van der Sloot. The suspect re-arrested last month in the disappearance¹ of American Natalee Holloway. Details of the ruling aren't known. A lack of evidence has two other suspects also out of jail.

3. In this Florida courtroom, an accused rapist wore this mask after threatening to spit on people.This comes a day after a courtroom outburst where he threw a computer and turned over a table during his trial. Antonio Rosales is accused of raping² a 10-year-old girl.

4. A not guilty plea from Barry Bonds on charges he lied to investigators³ about using performance-enhancing drugs. This was his first public appearance since being indicted⁴ last month. If convicted, baseball's home run king could spend more than two years in prison.

1 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

2 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

3 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》

4 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。