美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-28_在线英语听力室

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　　1.Two US officials say it appears the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were motivated by religious extremism. However, the officials say the Tsarnaev brothers didn't have any apparent¹ connections to international terrorism.

　　2.A powerful car bomb torn apart the French embassy² in Libya. At least two guards were hurt.

　　3.An inch of rain is forecasted Tuesday from Oklahoma to Michigan, adding to the huge floods already inundating³ the Midwest.

　　4.And more flight delays are expected Tuesday after furloughs for air traffic controllers and other FAA employees went into full effect on Monday.

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1 apparent
adj.表面上的，貌似真实的，显然的，明明白白的
参考例句：
The apparent truth was really a lie.表面上看似实话，实际上是个谎言。 His guilt is apparent to all.他的罪恶尽人皆知。

2 embassy
n.大使馆，大使及其随员
参考例句：
Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。 He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

3 inundating
v.淹没( inundate的现在分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
参考例句：
Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. 洪水淹没了东部沿海各州。来自互联网 Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies. 他们的涌入城市，象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。来自互联网

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-28