美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-07

1. In Alexandria of Virginia opening arguments were heard Monday afternoon in the sentencing phase for Al-Qaida soldier Zacarias Moussaoui's trial. Moussaoui could receive the death penalty or life in prison.

2. The governor of South Dakota signed a bill Monday that bans most abortions¹. It's expected the legislation won't take effect unless the courts uphold it.

3. Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, the man charged with 9 counts of attempted murder and assault, had his bail² set at 5,500,000 dollars. Authorities say Taheri-azar drove a SUV into a crowd of people on purpose at the University of North Carolina. Taheri-azar had allegedly said that he wanted to avenge³ the deaths of Muslims around the world.

4. A school bus with a dozen students on board careened off a hillside and smashed into a house in Pittsburgh Monday morning. 4 children and the bus driver were taken to a hospital, but it's believed that their injuries are minor⁴.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. careen : verb
to go forward quickly while moving from side to side:
e.g. The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went careening down the hill.

1 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 avenge   

v.为...复仇，为...报仇

参考例句：

• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

4 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。