美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-27_在线英语听力室

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1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before Congress about the attack in Benghazi that killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens. Congressional republicans have accused the Obama administration of ignoring signs of deteriorating¹ security in Libya.

2. The House votes on a bill that would defuse a potential debt crisis for at least three months. GOP legislation also contains a provision that withholds² pay for members of Congress if the chamber³ they serve in doesn't pass a budget.

3. British Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants to renegotiate his country's relationship with the European Union, before a referendum on whether it should leave the EU. He would offer the vote if his Conservative Party wins the next election.

4. The National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre delivered a speech that is being billed as a response to President Obama's inaugural⁴ address. He accuses the president of using the word "absolutist" to cast law-abiding gun owners as extremists.

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1 deteriorating
恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。 I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

2 withholds
v.扣留( withhold的第三人称单数 )；拒绝给予；抑制（某事物）；制止
参考例句：
Marketing success or failure is directly traceable to the support that top management gives or withholds. 市场营销的成败直接归因于最高管理层能否给予支持。来自辞典例句 I lie awake fuming-isn't It'supposed to be the woman who withholds favours? 我干躺在那儿，气得睡不着：不应该是女人才会拿性作为要挟吗？来自互联网

3 chamber
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。 The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 inaugural
adj.就职的；n.就职典礼
参考例句：
We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。 Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-27