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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-20

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  1. Attorney General Eric Holder1 will likely face tough questioning today by the House Judiciary Committee. Topics are expected to include the Justice Department's gathering2 of phone records at the Associated Press and the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings.
 
  2. The US ambassador to Russia has been summoned by the foreign ministry3. Moscow claims it caught a US diplomat4 trying to recruit a counterintelligence officer. This is the first case of an American diplomat publicly accused of spying in a decade.
 
  3. Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $360 million. That is a cash value of $229.2 million, making it the third largest Powerball jackpot ever.
 
  4. The giant rubber duck in Hong Kong's harbor was completely deflated5 this morning. Organizers say the 54-foot duck was deflated for maintenance, denying speculation6 that it was punctured7 due to rain and wind.

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1 holder wc4xq     
n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物
参考例句:
  • The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
  • That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
2 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官,外交家;能交际的人,圆滑的人
参考例句:
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话,紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
5 deflated deflated     
adj. 灰心丧气的
参考例句:
  • I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.他对我的建议兴趣不大,令我感到十分气馁。
  • He was deflated by the news.这消息令他泄气。
6 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
参考例句:
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
7 punctured 921f9ed30229127d0004d394b2c18311     
v.在(某物)上穿孔( puncture的过去式和过去分词 );刺穿(某物);削弱(某人的傲气、信心等);泄某人的气
参考例句:
  • Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre. 路上的玻璃刺破了我的新轮胎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A nail on the road punctured the tyre. 路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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