美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-22_在线英语听力室

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1. Missouri Congressman¹ Todd Akin², a conservative Republican candidate for the Senate, is feeling the backlash of a comment that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies³ in "a legitimate⁴ rape⁵". The Romney campaign is distancing itself from the remark.

2. Nearly 1,000 firefighters are battling a wildfire that's already consumed nearly 19 square miles in northern California since Saturday. Residents have been told to evacuate⁶ as the blaze moves closer to some 3,000 homes.

3. The director of Hollywood blockbusters "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop II" has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles County. Authorities say 68-year-old Tony Scott's body was recovered several hours after he had jumped Sunday afternoon.

4. And a new pilot program is now underway in San Francisco that provides a small weekly stipend⁷ to the city's homeless for serving as foster parents for unwanted puppies until the dogs can be adopted.

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1 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 akin
adj.同族的，类似的
参考例句：
She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。 Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。

3 pregnancies
怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。 She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。

4 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

6 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

7 stipend
n.薪贴；奖学金；养老金
参考例句：
The company is going to ajust my stipend from this month onwards.从这一个月开始公司将对我的薪金作调整。 This sum was nearly a third of his total stipend.这笔钱几乎是他全部津贴的三分之一。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-22