美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-07(在线收听

1. One hundred eight-seven delegates are at stake as voters in North Carolina and Indiana cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primaries. Neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama has made vote predictions about the outcome. And it may not settle the question of who will be the nominee.

2. Seventy-five students are among the 96 people arrested in charge with running a drug ring at San Diego State University. The investigation began after a student overdosed at a fraternity house.

3. Divorce proceedings began for former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevy. Dina Matos McGreevy says her husband committed fraud by marrying a woman when he knew he was gay. She wants 600,000 dollars. He wants expanded custody of their daughter.

4. A Minnesota couple will take the cash and go home with 88 million dollars after becoming the newest Powerball winners. The 54-year-olds plan to keep their jobs and donate part of the money for research into a genetic disorder that killed their granddaughter five years ago to the day that they won the jackpot.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. fraternity: n

a club for a group of male students at an American college or university

2. Powerball: n. 威力球乐透

Powerball is an American lottery operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), a consortium of lottery commissions in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. MUSL is licensed as the monopoly provider of multistate lotteries in these jurisdictions.

3. jackpot: n. 累积奖金

A jackpot is the most valuable prize in a game or lottery, especially when the game involves increasing the value of the prize until someone wins it.

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