1. Fire gutted a Missouri home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday morning. At least 10 people died, 24 others were injured. The cause is under investigation.   2. Nine people died in a deadly fire at a Dominican Republic nightclub. Police say the blaze broke out early Monday morning after the club had closed. The victims all worked at the club.   3. The US military says an F-16 jet crashed in Anbar province in Iraq. The military did not release information on what caused the crash or the status of the pilot. A witness says he saw the jet flying erratically before it went down.   4. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the White House. A cart and horse delivered the official tree to the First Lady this morning in Washington. It reaches 18 feet tall and is from a tree farm in Pennsylvania.   gut vt. 毁坏内部 Missouri n. 密苏里（美国州名） Dominican Republic多米尼加共和国 nightclub n. 夜总会 erratically adv. 不规律地，不定地 cart n. 大车，手推车

1. An early morning shooting in the Queens Borough of New York City has left one man dead on his wedding day. It is not clear what sparked the fatal shooting, but witnesses say police shot 3 men who had just left a bachelor party. Two other men in the group were hospitalized; one remains in critical condition.   2. With dangerously cold temperatures predicted for Saturday night, the search is widened for 2 young brothers missing from the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The boys have been missing from their Minnesota home since Wednesday morning. The FBI is investigating the possibility of foul play.   3. British detectives are now searching through hours of security video, looking for clues into who may have poisoned an ex-Russian spy. Alexander Litvinenko died Thursday from a fatal dose of a radioactive substance. Litvinenko, a fierce critic of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, left bitter words for him from his deathbed.   4. These images show icebergs that have drifted unusually close to the coast of New Zealand. Large chunks of one iceberg have broken off, exposing a rare sight--the normally hidden underside of the iceberg.   borough n. 自治市镇，自治区；美国一些州，如新泽西州享有自治权的市镇 spark vt.发动；触发 hospitalize vt. 就医 critical condition临界情况；危笃状态 foul play n. 卑鄙的行径：不公平的或不忠实的行为，尤指涉及暴行时 search through把...仔细搜寻一遍 die from (病以外)因某事而死 deathbed n. 临死所卧之床，临终之时 iceberg n. 冰山，冷冰冰的人 chunk n. 大块，矮胖的人或物

1. If you’re planning to get away this Thanksgiving, chances are if you haven’t left yet, some holiday hassles will be in your future. Long lines are building at major airports including Washington, Chicago and Dallas. AAA estimates more than 38 million people will travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving.   2. Ninety homes were damaged when an explosion from a nearby chemical plant shook the town of Danvers, a neighborhood about 20 miles north of Boston. Authorities in Massachusetts are pleased that despite the widespread damage only 10 people were hurt and none seriously injured.   3. "No comment". That’s the response from the United States Secret Service after President Bush’s 24-year-old daughter Barbara Bush was robbed of her purse and cellphone in broad daylight while visiting Argentina.   4. It sounds like a thriller movie, but it’s not. Philippines' airport authorities have foiled an attempt by a Filipino woman to smuggle more than 100 poisonous snakes and lizards to Thailand Tuesday.   hassle n. 争论或争斗；麻烦；打扰 in broad daylight adv. 在大白天, 公开地 thriller n. 使人毛骨悚然的东西, 使人毛骨悚然的小说 foil n. 箔, 金属薄片 vt. 衬托, 阻止, 挡开, 挫败, 贴箔于 Filipino n. 菲律宾人 poisonous snakes毒蛇 lizard n. [动]蜥蜴

1. Iraqi police say 21 Iraqis were killed Monday in a series of attacks across the country including a popular Iraqi TV comedian. Authorities also found the bodies of 26 people who had been kidnapped and tortured. Assassins tried but failed to kill 2 government officials.   2. Thousands turned out in Indonesia to protest President Bush’s visit to the world’s most populous Muslim nation. There’s a public anger over the US foreign policy in the Middle East and the war in Iraq. But after a meeting with Indonesia’s president, Bush said the protest was a sign of a healthy democracy.   3. An armed and masked 18-year-old stormed his former high school in Germany, shooting and wounding 5 people before he was found dead. The gunman had homemade pipe bombs and appeared to be carrying other explosives on his body.   4. Mothers Against Drunk Driving is launching a new campaign for tougher enforcement and better technology like alcohol detection devices. The national campaign to eliminate drunk driving kicks off today.   comedian n. 喜剧演员 assassin n. 暗杀者, 刺客 homemade adj. 自制的, 本国制的 kick off 【体育运动】开球：开始球赛或中线开球【非正式用语】开始

1. President Bush and other leaders attending a summit in Vietnam have released a statement that they will try to resume global trade talks. Discussions fell apart after countries failed to agree on the terms of farm trade. The leaders are also urging North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program.   2. Thousands marched in Indonesia Sunday to protest Monday's scheduled visit by President Bush. Demonstrators chanted and carried anti-Bush signs. Many Islamic followers in Indonesia are angry over the US-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan which they see as attacks on Muslims.   3. Fans filled Times Square Sunday eager to get their hands on the newest Nintendo video game console. Wii is hitting the shelves just in time for the holiday season. Nintendo says it expects the new console will carve out its own niche in the gaming market which it will share with Sony's Play Station 3.   4. "Say cheese". These are the first photos released from the star-studded wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Both bride and groom wore Giorgio Armani designs. Holmes and Cruise were married Saturday outside Rome.   fall apart v. 崩溃, 土崩瓦解 chant n. 圣歌v. 叫喊 console n. 控制板 carve out雕刻,开拓,创业 niche 产品或服务所需的特殊领域 star-studded adj. 布满星星的，星光灿烂的，群星汇聚的，明星荟萃的

1. On this Veterans’ Day, President Bush is praising US troops as "our nation's finest citizens". Speaking at Arlington National Cemetery, Bush thanked US servicemen and women, and urged other Americans to do the same. Before his remarks, the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns.   2. While many National Guard members are returning from duty just in time for Veterans’ Day, some combat brigades could be sent back for a second tour. Sending troops back to Iraq would depart from a Pentagon decision not to deploy reserves for more than 2 years.   3. The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution, condemning the recent Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. US Ambassador John Boton says the Arab-backed draft resolution was biased against Israel and politically motivated.   4. Western Wisconsin residents are shoveling out after a snowstorm hit the region. Fast falling flurries dumped six inches of snow on the area. Police say the storm made roads extra slippery but there were no serious problems.   Veterans’ Day 美国老兵纪念日 Arlington National Cemetery (美国)阿林顿国家公墓(在弗吉尼亚州) wreath n. 花圈，花冠，圈状物 National Guard n. 国民警卫队，后备役军人 brigade n. （军队的）旅 depart from 离开，从...出发；违反，背离 deploy vt. vi. 散开；部署 offensive adj. 讨厌的，无礼的，攻击性的 n. 进攻，攻势 biased adj. 有偏见的 shovel n. 铲，铁铲 v. 铲 flurry n. 阵风，小雪，小雨，飓风，慌张 vt. 使恐慌，使狼狈 vi. 激动，慌张

1. In a new audiotape released Friday, Al-Qaida in Iraq claims that it has mobilized 12,000 fighters. The group says it welcomes the departure of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and wants the US to stay in Iraq, so they'll have the chance to kill more American troops.   2. Yesterday, it was the House of Representatives. Today, President Bush met with Democratic leaders from the Senate. ''The election is over. The problems haven't gone away.'' Afterwards, Bush stressed willingness to work together and Dick Durbin, the Senate's No.2 Democrat, says it's important to start out on the right foot.   3. The FBI has opened an investigation into a violent arrest that was caught on video tape in Los Angeles. The video shows two officers holding down a suspect on the sidewalk as one of the officers punches him several times in the face. The 24-year-old man repeatedly yells that he can't breathe.   4. And from Atlanta, black and white prove that some experiences are universal -- like getting a shot. During her weekly exam, a 64-year-old female panda cub at the Atlanta Zoo didn't like the vaccine any more than the rest of us.   cub n. 幼兽，不懂规矩的年轻人 hold down v. 压制，抑制，缩减，牵制，垂下

1. Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday as Secretary of Defense. President Bush made the announcement during a press conference at the White House, saying he would nominate former CIA director Robert Gates to the post.   2. In Montana, Democratic challenger John Tester has won a very close US Senate race against incumbent and Republican Senator Conrad Burns. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Tester had a lead of just over 3,000 votes.   3. Arabs are outraged over an Israeli attack that killed 18 people in a Gaza town. The Palestinian Health Ministry says among the dead are 8 children from an extended family. An exiled leader of Hamas has declared an end to the truce with Israel and says his group will retaliate "in deeds, not words".   4. And on Interstate 85 near Charlotte, North Carolina, 2 pickups carrying 2 very different kinds of cargo collided Tuesday, leaving a truck full of cows mingling on the road next to a steeple from a church. No one was seriously injured.   1. incumbent adj. 职责所在的，负有...义务的；在职的，当前任某一特定职位的 2. precinct n. 区域，围地，范围，界限，选区；[美]管区，(选举)区 3. outrage n. 暴行，侮辱，愤怒 vt. 凌辱，引起...义愤，强奸 4. extended family 大家庭,扩大的家庭(如数代同堂的家庭) 5. exiled adj. 流亡的，放逐的 6. truce n. 休战，休战协定，休止 8. retaliate v. 报复 9. Interstate adj. 州际的 10. pickup n. 拾起，获得；小型货运汽车；中途搭车者 11. steeple n. (教堂的)尖塔

1. October is the deadliest month this year for US troops in Iraq. A soldier and a marine were killed yesterday, bringing the death toll to 80 this month. With less than 10 days to go, October could become the deadliest month in 2 years.   2. Another Democrat could soon throw his hat into the presidential race. Democrat Senator Barack Obama said today he is considering a run for the White House. He says the mid-term elections could have an influence on his decision.   3. Madonna's facing more trouble trying to adopt a boy from Malawi this time from the boy's father. He tells the Associated Press that he gave up his 13-month-old son to Madonna, but never was told it would be permanent. He says he thought the material girl would just educate and care for David Banda. But he thought the boy would then return home.   4. A crime by thieves paid off for archaeologist in Egypt. Grave robbers found 3 tombs but were arrested before the tombs could be opened. Egyptian archaeologists took up the dig and discovered the graves of 3 dentists to ancient kings.   death toll n. 死亡人数 throw one's hat in the ring  v. 宣布加入战斗 run for  v. 竞选, 赶快去请 Malawi n. 马拉维(非洲国家) pay off v. 还清(债务等)付清, 报复, 赢利 archaeologist n. 考古学家 tomb n. 坟墓 take up v. 拿起, 开始从事, 继续, 吸收, 责备, 拘留, 占据, 认购

1. A website is claiming that 7 NFL football stadiums will be hit with radiological dirty bombs this weekend. But the government is expressing doubts about the threat, telling the public to continue to go about their plans including going to football games.   2. In an effort to keep the pressure on North Korea, the US is reaffirming its commitments to allies in the region. On a trip to Tokyo, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said America has both the will and the capability to defend Japan.   3. Prosecutors in New York have secured plea deals with 7 funeral home directors who've been linked to a scheme to dig through corpses for transplantable body parts. The directors secretly pleaded guilty to charges in a plot to harvest bone and tissue and sell it to biomedical supply companies.   4. Paul McCartney's lawyers say he will vigorously defend himself against allegations made by his estranged wife. Heather Mills McCartney claims that she was mistreated during their 4 years of marriage.   NFL abbr. National Football League, 美国国家足球联盟 stadium  n. 露天大型运动场 radiological  adj. 放射线学的 dirty bomb 脏弹 go about v. 着手做, 从事, 走动, 传开 reaffirm vt. 重申, 再肯定 prosecutor n. 原告；起诉人；检举人 funeral home n. <美>殡仪馆 corpse n. 尸体 transplantable adj. 可移植的, 可移种的 plead guilty v. 服罪 vigorously adv. 精神旺盛地 allegation n. 主张，断言, 辩解 estranged adj. 疏远的, 不和的

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