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1. 78-year-old Harry Whittington remains in a hospital after being accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney over the weekend during a quail hunting trip.
2. Record-breaking snowfall in the northeast leaves road crew scrambling to clear streets and airline travelers scrambling to get home. More than two feet of snow fell in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power.
3. Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was forced to attend his trial Monday. Hussein was wearing a robe and shouted 'Down with Bush!' Prosecutors put two members of Saddam's regime on the stand.
4. In Australia, officials are warning people to stay out of the water after hundreds of sharks were spotted close to shore. Hammerheads, grey nurse, and whaler sharks were spotted feeding on a large school of fish. Some miles of beaches were closed to the public.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. scramble : verb
to try to do something difficult very quickly
e.g. As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door.
2. the stand : a witness box
in a law court, a stand is the place where a witness stands to answer wuestions
e.g. Will the next witness please take the stand (=go into the witness box)?
3. hammerhead shark
medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous 锤头鲨
4. grey nurse shark
The Grey Nurse, Spotted Raggle-Tooth or Sand Tiger is a large shark inhabiting coastal waters worldwide, with many different names in different countries in the world. Despite a fearsome appearance, it is a relatively placid and slow moving animal, despite its strong swimming abilities. 灰鲨
5. whaler shark 捕鲸鲨
6. school : noun
a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together
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