AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-15_在线英语听力室

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1. Investigators¹ near Buffalo² are gathering³ up pieces of the commuter⁴ plane that crashed into a home during icy conditions late Thursday. All 49 people aboard were killed along with a person on the ground.

2. President Barack Obama is calling his newly passed 787-billion-dollar stimulus⁵ bill "a major milestone⁶ in turning the US economy around". But he says it's only the beginning of getting the economy on track. In his weekly radio address, Obama said more work lies ahead.

3. Surviving residents are being allowed back in one Australian town just a week after it was hit by one of the country's deadly wildfires. It was one of about 400 blazes, some of which are being blamed on arson⁷. At least 181 people have died in the fires with one suspect charged so far.

4. And what better place to spend Valentine's Day than in the romance capital of the world? It's just what these couples did, celebrating the day with a kiss.

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1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
参考例句：
Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。 The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 commuter
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

5 stimulus
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。 Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

6 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

7 arson
n.纵火，放火
参考例句：
He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。 He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-15