美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-21_在线英语听力室

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1. The Supreme¹ Court is refusing to intervene in the controversy² surrounding the National Security Agency. The justices on Monday rejected a call from a privacy group to stop NSA from collecting the telephone records of millions of Verizon customers in the US.

2. Princeton University officials have decided³ to give students a meningitis vaccine⁴ that hasn’t been approved in the US to stop the spread of the disease. The Food and Drug Administration approved the import of Bexsero last week. The vaccine is approved in Europe and Australia.

3. Toronto City Council passes a motion to strip Mayor Rob Ford⁵ of most of his remaining power. Ford will now be mayor in name only. Ford refused to step down after admitting to smoking crack cocaine⁶, and his repeated outbursts since recent weeks.

4. NASA’s newest robotic explorer Maven is on its way to Mars. The Maven spacecraft blasted off Cape⁷ Canaveral on Monday and will take ten months to reach Mars.

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1 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。

2 controversy
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。 We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 vaccine
n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的
参考例句：
The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。 She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

5 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 cocaine
n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）
参考例句：
That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。 Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

7 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
参考例句：
I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。 She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-21