AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-16)_在线英语听力室

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

1. Destroyed, devastated¹, that's the report from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, a powerful 7.0-magnitude quake rocked the city on Tuesday, collapsing² everything from simple shacks³ to the national palace.

2. The Red Cross estimates up to three million people are affected⁴. U.S and other countries are now scrambling⁵ to get relief to Haiti. American disaster teams are being deployed⁶. Other countries like Mexico and Venezuela also are sending workers and relief supplies. Haitian musician Wyclef Jean is urging fans to donate to earthquake relief.

3. Police in suburban⁷ Atlanta say 2 people have been killed, 3 others injured after a shooting at a truck rental⁸ office. Police also say they have analone gunman in custody⁹. He was arrested about a mile away from the shooting scene.

4. President Barack Obama and Senate Democratic leader Harry¹⁰ Reid meet face to face today. But the Senate’s controversy¹¹ old comments about president’s race will not be the topic. Instead, Reid and other Democratic congressional leaders will be meeting with Obama to discuss negotiations¹² over a final health care reform bill.

点击

收听单词发音

1 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。 His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

2 collapsing
压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂
参考例句：
Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。 The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

3 shacks
n.窝棚，简陋的小屋( shack的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They live in shacks which they made out of wood. 他们住在用木头搭成的简陋的小屋里。来自《简明英汉词典》 Most people in Port au-Prince live in tin shacks. 太子港的大多数居民居住在铁皮棚里。来自互联网

4 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 scrambling
v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 deployed
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )；施展；部署；有效地利用
参考例句：
Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。 The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

8 rental
n.租赁，出租，出租业
参考例句：
The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。 We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

9 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

10 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

11 controversy
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。 We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

12 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

在线英语听力室_免费在线英语听力学习网站

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-16)