美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-02（在线收听）

1. The day started on Wall Street with the Dow Jones industrials sliding two days after a huge stock drop that was spurred by declines in overseas markets like Asia.

2. A hard landing for a U.S. army helicopter in Iraq, injuring both crew members. The military says it appears the chopper had a mechanical problem.

3. Arizona Senator John McCain says he is running for president, making the announcement on the Late Show with David Letterman. He'll make an official announcement later after visiting troops in Iraq.

4. Own a midsize car? Don't count on the bumper to hold up during a low-speed collision. And that fender-bender could be costly. In new tests, most models had expensive damage totaling in the thousands of dollars.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. slide: verb
If currencies or prices slide, they gradually become worse or lower n value. (JOURNALISM)

2. midsize: adj.
You can use midsized or midsize to describe products, cities, companies and other things that are neither large nor small.

3. fender-bender: n-count
A fender-bender is a collision involving motor vehicles that results in minor damage. (INFORMAL)

4. total: verb
If several numbers or things total a certain figure, that figure is the total of al the numbers or all the things.