美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-20（在线收听）

1. Today marks the 4th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. In a statement this morning, President Bush asked Americans to be patient and said a quick troop withdrawal would have devastating consequences.

2. Three New York City police detectives surrendered today to face charges in the killing of an unarmed man on his wedding day. Two officers are charged with manslaughter in the death of 23-year-old Sean Bell. A third officer faces lesser charges.

3. Stranded airline passengers around the country are hoping to make it to their final destination today after a weekend of flight delays. An ice storm in the Northeast is to blame for many of those problems.

4. Supermodel Naomi Campbell reported for duty this morning at a New York City sanitation garage. Campbell is serving a five-year(day) community service sentence for throwing a cellphone at her maid. The model will spend the week sweeping and mopping up the garage.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. devastate verb
If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.

2. surrender verb
If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone.

3. manslaughter n-uncount 过失杀人
Manslaughter is the illegal killing of person by someone who didn't intend to kill them. (LEGAL)

4. make it
If you make it, you succeed in arriving some place. (COLLOQUIAL)

5. maid n-count
A maid is a woman who works as a servant in a hotel or private house.