美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-14

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1. 78-year-old Harry¹ Whittington remains² in a hospital after being accidentally shot by Vice³ President Dick Cheney over the weekend during a quail⁴ hunting trip.

2. Record-breaking snowfall in the northeast leaves road crew scrambling to clear streets and airline travelers scrambling⁵ to get home. More than two feet of snow fell in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey⁶, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power.

3. Ousted⁷ Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was forced to attend his trial Monday. Hussein was wearing a robe and shouted 'Down with Bush!' Prosecutors⁸ put two members of Saddam's regime on the stand.

4. In Australia, officials are warning people to stay out of the water after hundreds of sharks were spotted⁹ close to shore. Hammerheads, grey nurse, and whaler sharks were spotted feeding on a large school of fish. Some miles of beaches were closed to the public.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. scramble¹⁰ : verb
to try to do something difficult very quickly
e.g. As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled¹¹ for the door.

2. the stand : a witness box
in a law court, a stand is the place where a witness stands to answer wuestions
e.g. Will the next witness please take the stand (=go into the witness box)?

3. hammerhead shark
medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened¹² hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous 锤头鲨

4. grey nurse shark
The Grey Nurse, Spotted Raggle-Tooth or Sand Tiger is a large shark inhabiting coastal¹³ waters worldwide, with many different names in different countries in the world. Despite a fearsome appearance, it is a relatively¹⁴ placid¹⁵ and slow moving animal, despite its strong swimming abilities. 灰鲨

5. whaler shark 捕鲸鲨

6. school : noun
a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together