美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-08(在线收听

1. At least 21 people are dead after a fiery jetliner crash in Indonesia. Just minutes after the crash, bloody passengers stumbled away from the burning wreckage looking for help. More than 150 people survived the crash.

2. President Bush met Wednesday with the two people he assigned to lead the probe into conditions of Walter Reed Medical Center. Former Senator Bob Dole and former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala will look into reports of patient neglect and poor building maintenance.

3. At least two people are millions of dollars richer today. Two winning tickets for the Mega Millions lottery drawing were sold in New Jersey and Georgia. The winners will split the record 370 million dollar jackpot.

4. Doctors are calling it a miracle -- a Colorado woman who woke up from a coma after seven years. Christa Lilly suffered a stroke in 2000. She is now awake and talking and looking forward to spending time with her children and grandchildren.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. stumble: verb
If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.

2. jackpot: n-count
A jackpot is the most valuable prize in a game or lottery, especially when the game involves increasing the value of the prize until someone wins it.

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