美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-21

The woman accused of kidnapping a week-old baby is now charged with kidnapping and assaults. Shannon Torrez also known as Shannon Beck, is being held on one million dollars bond. Police say she kidnapped Abby Woods and attacked the baby's mother after she had a miscarriage¹.

Three families are mourning the deaths of their children, all premature² babies who died of a drug overdose in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital. The infants all received adult dosages of a blood thinner. Three other infants remain in critical condition.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says President Bush is the devil. In speech of the United Nations, Chavez said the devil came here yesterday, a reference to Bush's speech. Chavez has never been a friend to the U. S. , Fidel Castro is his close ally.

A greenlight for the Shuttle Atlantis to land tomorrow. The crew did an inspection³ on the heat shield after several pieces of space debris⁴ floated by. The NASA says the shield is in great shape. Atlantis is scheduled to land in Florida at 6: 21 in the morning.

1 miscarriage   

n.失败，未达到预期的结果；流产

参考例句：

• The miscarriage of our plans was a great blow.计划的失败给我们以巨大的打击。
• Women who smoke are more to have a miscarriage.女性吸烟者更容易流产。

2 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。