AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-31（在线收听）

1.The Gulf Coast is bracing for Gustav, a hurricane that could strengthen even more as it moves across Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico. A mass evacuation of New Orleans is on, with officials telling residents to leave.

2.Political leaders including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama praise the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones . She was Ohio's first black woman elected to Congress. The 58-year-old Tubbs died from a brainhemorrhage.

3.Georgia buries one of its mostcelebratedmilitary commanders, one of the country's first casualties in its short conflict wtih Russia that started Aug 7th. The commander was killed in an airstrike.

4.Wedding day is going to the dogs at this mass ceremony held in India. Event had more than 100 canine participants, all dressed for the occasion. Dog owners say finding the right partners for their pets isn't easy, so mass events like this help.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1.brain hemorrhage 脑溢血
hemorrhage:a serious medical condition in which a person bleeds a lot, sometimes inside their body
He died of a massive brain haemorrhage.

2.celebrated　adj.
Known and praised widely; noted.

3.canine n.
An animal of the family Canidae, especially a dog.