美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-07(在线收听

1. A guilty verdict for Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of lying and obstructing an investigation into leaks revealing the identity of a CIA agent. He's the highest-ranking White House official convicted of a felony in years.

2. Vows by U.S. Senators to fix the system caring for wounded soldiers after hearing from soldiers wounded and frustrated with care end on the day when President Bush announced a bipartisan inquiry into military care.

3. Arraignment for a Michigan man charged with murdering his wife and dismembering her body. Police say Stephen Grant confessed after initially making a public appeal for his wife to come home.

4. A nail in this man's chest saved his life. A nail gun accident sent one into this 17-year-old turns out the nail acted like a plug leaving no room for blood to seep out.

 


WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. arraignment: n-count
a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment.

2. seep: verb
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. (指液体)漏出,渗出

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