美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-12_在线英语听力室

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1. The big snow and ice storm heading up the east coast is making a mess for anyone on the go. Sunday, the storm dropped heavy snow and ice on eastern and mid¹ Atlantic states.

2. Scores of world leaders are arriving South Africa for Tuesday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela. More than 80,000 people are expected to attend the memorial.

3. A commuter² train hit a fuel tanker³ truck in Indonesia Monday, causing a huge fireball and killed at least 7 people.

4. And opera star Martina Arroyo⁴, jazz musician Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine and Carlos Santana all received the Kennedy Centre Honours in Washington Sunday night.

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1 mid
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。 He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 commuter
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

3 tanker
n.油轮
参考例句：
The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。 Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

4 arroyo
n.干涸的河床，小河
参考例句：
She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。 They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-12