美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-15_在线英语听力室

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1. Libya officials say the US ambassador Chris Stevens has been killed along with three other Americans in an attack on the US consulate¹ in Benghazi. The consulate was burned down by Muslim protesters' angry about a film that ridicules² the Prophet Muhammad.

2. The Chicago teachers union is expecting to review a new comprehensive proposal from the school aboard today. Meanwhile, Chicago public school students are out of class for a third day as the teachers strike continues.

3. President Obama heads to Nevada today. He's set to accuse Mitt³ Romney of failing to explain how he would pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts. Romney will be in Florida to explain how the nation's debt is undermining the economy.

4. After nearly two years of noisy and costly⁴ constriction⁵, the West Wing dig of the White House is finally wrapping up. But the West Wing doesn't really look any different and whatever was built underground remains⁶ shrouded⁷ in mystery.

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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 ridicules
n.嘲笑( ridicule的名词复数 )；奚落；嘲弄；戏弄v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的第三人称单数 )
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3 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。

4 costly
adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的
参考例句：
It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。 This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

5 constriction
压缩；紧压的感觉；束紧；压缩物
参考例句：
She feels a constriction in the chest. 她胸部有压迫感。 If you strain to run fast, you start coughing and feel a constriction in the chest. 还是别跑紧了，一咬牙就咳嗽，心口窝辣蒿蒿的！来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

6 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 shrouded
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密
参考例句：
The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。 The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-15