AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-14_在线英语听力室

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1. A new brush fire has broken out in the hills above Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley suburbs, prompting mandatory¹ evacuations. The new fire began Monday morning, a few miles west of the 3,700-acre brush fire that has been burning since early Sunday in the valley's northeast corner.

2. Two people died when a news helicopter crashed north of Houston. A pilot and photographer were on the way to cover a story when the chopper went down in a wooded area.

3. The presidential candidates are pushing new economic issues. Democrat² Barack Obama proposed a 90-day moratorium³ on home foreclosures and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. Republican John McCain changed his stern speech to give more focus to the financial crisis.

4. An Arizona man has turned his sports car into an eco-car. Kevin Young converted a 1966 Porsche to run on batteries. Young says it costs just 21 cents a mile to run.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. moratorium: n.

A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed⁴ period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement.

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1 mandatory
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。 There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

2 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 moratorium
n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付
参考例句：
The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。 We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

4 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-14