美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-29

1. Pakistani officials say Benazir Bhutto was not killed by gunfire or shrapnel in yesterday's suicide attack seen here in this new video. They say she fractured her skull¹ when the force of a suicide bomber's explosion knocked her head into a lever in her SUV. Officials say the attack was orchestrated by a militant² group.

2. A winter storm is moving into North Illinois. It's threatening to disrupt holiday travel. Forecasters say parts of the state could get up to six inches of snow. Flights have been delayed about an hour at O'Hare International Airport. Delays are expected later today.

3. An AP-Yahoo poll shows that voters are now more concerned about the economy and health care than the war in Iraq. The voters surveyed say they are more likely to trust Democrats³ than Republicans to handle those issues.

4. And it wouldn't be a new year without this. The famous New Year's Eve Times Square ball is already in place. And event organizers are moving into place the giant eight that will soon help to ring in 2008.

1 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》