美联社新闻一分钟 2006-01-09

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1. A scan of Ariel Sharon's brain shows improvement. Doctors will start bringing the Israeli prime minister out of his medically induced coma¹ Monday.

2. Congressman² Tom DeLay steps down as House majority leader under pressure from Republicans staggered by an election-year corruption³ scandal.

3. A Black Hawk⁴ helicopter believed carrying 12 people crashes in northern Iraq, killing⁵ everyone on board. 5 US marines are slain⁶ in separate weekend attacks.

4. Iran says UN inspectors⁷ will remove seals from some nuclear facilities by Monday, opening the way for Tehran to resume research on nuclear fuel production.

5. Hip-hop singer Ms. Dynamite⁸ is charged with punching an officer in the face after police arrest her for allegedly kicking the door of a west London nightclub

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. scan :n.
a medical examination in which an image of the inside of the body is made using a special machine:
e.g. to do a brain scan

2. stagger :n.
to walk or move with a lack of balance as if you are going to fall:
e.g. After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.

3. punch :v. punch punches punching punched
to hit someone or something with your fist:
e.g. He punched him in the stomach.