美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-27（在线收听）

1. At least 14 people are dead and dozens hurt in a market bombing in Baghdad. The bomb was apparently hidden in a box carrying pigeons. The market is where birds, dogs, cats and other animals are bought and sold.

2. President Bush will be in a retreat on Chesapeake Bay today to meet with GOP lawmakers. Press Secretary Tony Snow says the group probably will spend most of the time talking about domestic issues, everything from healthcare to energy, rather than focusing on Iraq.

3. Police in Florida are finding more clues as they investigate a mummified baby found in a suitcase. The baby was wrapped in a newspaper from 1957. The woman who found the boy is the daughter of a deceased couple. She's shocked by the discovery.

4. Parades, balloons, native celebrations, boat races and a presentation to the Australian of the Year--all part of National Day festivities down under. The first white settlement of the continent of Australia was established January 26th, 1788.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. mummify: verb
If a dead body is mummified, it is preserved, for example by rubbing it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth.

2. deceased: adj.
The deceased person is one who has recently died. (FORMAL)

3. festivity: n-count
Festivities are events that are organized in order to celebrate something.

4. down under: phrase
People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as down under. (INFORMAL)