AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-14)_在线英语听力室

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1.President Barack Obama is in Tokyo, his first trip to Asia as President. Obama has met with the Japanese prime minister before leaving for an economic summit in Singapore. Obama is also scheduled to visit China and South Korea before returning to Washington.

2.Senior administration officials say White House Counsel Greg Craig will announce his resignation today. Craig's future has been in doubt after the goal to close Guantanamo Bay by January went off track under his leadership. Veteran Washington lawyer Bob Bauer is expected to replace Craig.

3.Flood watches continue along the East Coast as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida continue to batter¹ the coastline. Emergency has been declared in Virginia and parts of Delaware and New Jersey². At least five deaths are blamed on the storm.

4.The Colorado couple accused of pulling a spectacular stunt³ by reporting their son was aboard a runaway⁴ balloon is said to plead guilty to charges today that could bring jail time and probation⁵. Richard and Mayumi Heene could spend anywhere between 60 and 90 days in jail.

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1 batter
v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员
参考例句：
The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。 Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

2 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 stunt
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
参考例句：
Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。 Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

4 runaway
n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
参考例句：
The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。 He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

5 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-14)