美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-10_在线英语听力室

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1. Arctic air is moving across the middle of the country sending temperatures plummeting¹. Temperatures in the northern Wisconsin could reach a low of 25 below. Wind chills in the Dakotas could reach -40. And all of that bitter cold is moving east.

2. Fast-Food workers in labour organizers are marching, waving signs and chanting in cities across the country amid a push for higher wages. Labour Unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats² are hoping to build support to raise the federal minimum wage of 7.25 an hour.

3. Witnesses and aid workers say at least 98 people are dead in the Capital of the Central Africa Republic, that after a day clashes between the Muslim armed fighters who rule the country and a Christian³ militia⁴ who opposes them.

4. And check out this baby. It is the 50th anniversary Ford⁵ Mustang, the first full redesign since 2005. Ford hopes to retake the pony⁶ car crown which has been helped by Chevy Camaro in recent years.

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1 plummeting
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。来自辞典例句 The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。来自辞典例句

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。 His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 militia
n.民兵，民兵组织
参考例句：
First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。 There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

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 pony
adj.小型的；n.小马
参考例句：
His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。 They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-10