美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-04(在线收听

1. President Bush nominates White House counsel Harriet Miers, a lawyer who's never been a judge , to the US Supreme Court.

2. Investigators search for the cause of a deadly boating accident in Lake George, the captain says the boat was hit by waves.

3. As investigators search for the masterminds of Bali's suicide bombings, newspapers publish photos of the bombers' severed heads.

4. A Russian spacecraft docks at the International Space Station, delivering an American space traveler and a new two-man crew.

5. Paris Hilton ends her five-month engagement to a Greek shipping heir, saying she doesn't want to rush into marriage too quickly.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.dock: v. To couple (two or more spacecraft, for example) in space
2.heir: n. A person who succeeds or is in line to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office.

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