美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-14

1. SWAT teams and police dogs are searching Dawson College in Montreal Canada after they say a gunman opened fire on a cafeteria. An unknown number of people have been shot including a shooter who shot himself.

2. The coroner's office in the Bahamas says the death of Anna Nicole Smith’s son is suspicious. The coroner says the cause of death is known but will not be released until toxicology results are in. 20-year-old Daniel Smith died while visiting the hospital where his mother recently gave birth to a baby girl.

3. Spacewalking astronauts struggle to loosen stuck bolts while assembling part of the International Space Station today. They had a few battles with hardware on their more than 7-hour mission. Astronauts lost another bolt, decided¹ to make do with 3 fasteners and had to deal with a broken power tool.

4. It's no longer a friendly rivalry² between two South Carolina city officials. A surveillance tape shows Jim Bell, walking behind the councilman's car, allegedly keying the vehicle as he passes. Police say they caught Mr. Bell vandalizing the car during a sting operation.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. coroner : n-count
A coroner is an official who is responsible for investigating the deaths of people who have died in a sudden, violent, or unusual way.

2. toxicology : n-uncount
Toxicology is the study of poisons.

3. make do with : phrase
If you make do with something, you use or have it instead of something else that you do not have, although it is not as good.

4. rivalry : n-var
Rivalry is competition or fighting between people, businesses, or organizations who are in the same area or want the same things.

5. vandalize :verb
If something such as a building or part of a building is vandalized by someone, it is damaged on purpose.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。