美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-08_在线英语听力室

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　　1. President Obama is planning a trip to Connecticut next week to step up pressure on Congress to pass gun control legislation. He’ll speak at the University of Hartford and families of those killed in Newtown, Connecticut are being invited to attend.

　　2. A study sponsored by the NRA is recommending US schools train and arm at least one staff member. The study was headed by former congressman¹ Asa Hutchinson. It does not include support for expanded background checks which will be debated in the US Senate next week.

　　3. The US says it would be extremely alarming if North Korea were to restart its long-closed nuclear reactor². North Korea said it plans to ramp³ up production of nuclear weapons material as tensions have spiked⁴ on the Korean peninsula.

　　4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average touched another record high following strong reports on auto⁵ sales and factory orders. Orders to US factories rose 3% in February, the best gain in five months.

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1 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 reactor
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。 Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

3 ramp
n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速
参考例句：
That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。 The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

4 spiked
adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的
参考例句：
The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。来自《简明英汉词典》 They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。来自辞典例句

5 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-08