美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-16_在线英语听力室

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　　1. The registered sex offender¹ who barricaded² himself in a home for days with 3 captives was shot to death Sunday. The 3 captives, an 18-year-old woman, a 16-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy were rescued. Authorities in New Jersey³ say bodies of the children’s mother and a 13-year-old boy were found in the home.

　　2. Strong winds have pushed waves of ice into homes in parts of southern Canada and Minnesota. An ice wave was caught on this amateur video. A number of homes were damaged.

　　3. Congressional republicans are calling for more investigations⁴ after the IRS disclosed that some employees had singled out conservative political groups. A watchdog report says high-level officials were aware as early as 2011.

　　4. Demolition⁵ experts in Australia were forced to bring in excavators to help demolish⁶ a silo on Sunday after a controlled explosion failed to bring it down. The silo at an industrial site south west of the city of Brisbane was left standing⁷ at an angle about 40 minutes following the initial blast.

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1 offender
n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者
参考例句：
They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。 The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

2 barricaded
设路障于，以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 )；设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守
参考例句：
The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。 The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。

3 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )；侦查；科学研究；学术研究
参考例句：
His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。 He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

5 demolition
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
参考例句：
The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。 The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

6 demolish
v.拆毁(建筑物等)，推翻(计划、制度等)
参考例句：
They're going to demolish that old building.他们将拆毁那座旧建筑物。 He was helping to demolish an underground garage when part of the roof collapsed.他当时正在帮忙拆除一个地下汽车库，屋顶的一部份突然倒塌。

7 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-16