美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-01

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1. Chief Justice John Roberts is out of a Maine hospital. He was released the day after suffering a seizure¹. The White House says Roberts told President Bush / he's fine. Roberts headed back to his vacation home in Maine.

2. In South Carolina two children were found dead in trash bags. Their mother was taken to a hospital for evaluation². The coroner said she took the children to work and left the four-year-old and one-year-old in the car all day. Autopsies³ will determine the cause of death.

3. A highway bridge under construction in California collapsed⁴, trapping a delivery truck driver and injuring a construction worker. Large beams crumbled⁶ the delivery truck. It took more than two hours to free the driver.

4. On the floor of this Virginia garage, a family says it can see Jesus in this smudge. It was discovered when the garage got a cleaning. This heavenly image is for sale on eBay. Yours for the right price and with the help of a chisel⁷.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. seizure: N-COUNT
If someone has a seizure, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their heart or brain.

2. crumble⁵: VERB V, V n
If something crumbles⁸, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.

3. smudge: N-COUNT
A smudge is a dirty mark.

4. heavenly: ADJ usu ADJ n
Heavenly things are things that are connected with the religious idea of heaven.

5. chisel: N-COUNT
A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.