AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-31（在线收听）

1. The presidential candidates are making their last pitches to voters by mainly attacking their opponent. John McCain is trying to tie Barack Obama to oil companies while Obama spend part of the day saying McCain will keep economy in a ditch.

2. The White House says the country's economy is ready to bounce back. The comments come up toward the data the economy shrank in the third quarter, the strongest signal yet that the US is in a recession.

3. A car bomb exploded at a university in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. Seventeen people were wounded and a building caught fire in the attack that is being blamed on Basque separatists.

4. Philadelphia is gearing up for its first World Series parade in 28 years. The Phillies claimed the title last night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3. The game actually started on Monday but was delayed by severe rains and winds.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. gear up: phr v.

If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it.