美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-17（在线收听）

1. The House has approved the resolution opposing President Bush's troop increase in Iraq. In the end, 17 Republicans joined Democrats in favoring the non-binding resolution.

2. Anna Nicole Smith's will lists her longtime companion lawyer Howard K. Stern as executor. But it also leaves a lot of matters up in the air. For instance, the 2001 document leaves everything to her son who has since died and it does not mention her infant daughter.

3. Two people were killed today in a fiery crash involving 3 tractor trailers along I-81 in North Carolina. The mid-morning accident near Raleigh forced officials to reroute traffic as they shut down the stretch of highway.

4. Here is a whale of a fish story for you. An aquarium in Japan is now boasting 3 rare whale sharks. The fish are among the hardest to catch and keep in captivity.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. executor: n-count
An executor is someone whose name you write in your will when you want them to be responsible for dealing with your affairs after your death. (LEGAL)

2. fiery: adj.
If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. (LITERY)