美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-29_在线英语听力室

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1. The Gulf¹ Coast is getting ready for Wednesday's possible arrival of Isaac. Isaac is expected to grow to a Category 2 hurricane. The governors of Mississippi and Louisiana have declared states of emergency.

2. Republican National Committee officials have released a tightened³ three-day schedule for the party's national convention in Tampa, Florida. This after postponing⁴ most of Monday's events because of Tropical Storm Isaac. Presidential candidate Mitt² Romney and vice⁵ presidential candidate Paul Ryan will both be nominated Tuesday.

3. Protesters have arrived in Tampa for the republican national convention. But it's unlikely they'll cross paths with the GOP. Demonstrators are being kept blocks away.

4. And this isn't your granddad's pogo stick. At the Orange County Fair recently, pogo athletes showed off their moves in an effort to kickstart a brand new extreme sport.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

3 tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）变紧；（使）绷紧；加紧
参考例句：
The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。 His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

4 postponing
v.延期，推迟( postpone的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He tried to gain time by postponing his decision. 他想以迟迟不作决定的手段来争取时间。来自辞典例句 I don't hold with the idea of postponing further discussion of the matter. 我不赞成推迟进一步讨论这件事的想法。来自辞典例句

5 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-29