美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-14_在线英语听力室

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1. Security at the US consulate¹ in Benghazi, Libya came under question during a hearing in Washington, with some saying it was inadequate², not offering protection to US ambassador and three others who were killed.

2. One worker was dead and another trapped in a parking garage collapse³ in Miami. Getting the person out could be tedious because of the amount of debris⁴. The collapse happened on the campus of Miami Dade College.

3. Questions at the Supreme⁵ Court about the University of Texas and its use of race in college admissions. The case could lead to new limits on affirmative action.

4. A private company delivers a half-ton of supplies to the International Space Station - the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA.

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1 consulate
n.领事馆
参考例句：
The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。 The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

2 inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的
参考例句：
The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。 She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

3 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

4 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

5 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-14