美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-31

1. Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son has been chosen to succeed her as chairman of her opposition¹ party. Her husband will serve as co-chairman. But the country's ruling party says the January 8th elections may be postponed² for up to four months.

2. Hundreds of supporters including many children gathered at Saddam Hussein's graveside outside Tikrit and laid flowers. Exactly one year ago, the former dictator was hanged. Iraqi security forces are on high alert around Baghdad and in the Sunni heartland north of the capital.

3. Police transcripts³ from a deadly tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo are revealing a chaotic⁴ response by zookeepers. Logs show zoo workers thought the two men who reported the maulings might have been mentally disturbed. A 17-year-old was killed by the escaped tiger that was later shot and killed.

4. Don't worry. It's only a test. Organizers in New York City were preparing the Times Square Ball a day before the big day. This year's ball features nearly 10,000 LED lights for energy efficiency.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

3 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句

4 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。