美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-13_在线英语听力室

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1. Investigators¹ say the pilot at the controls of the jetliner that crashed at San Francisco International Airport was only about halfway² through his training on the Boeing 777.

2. Defense³ attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial want to introduce text messages and a Facebook posting by Trayvon Martin about a fight he supposedly had with a friend. However the judge has already ruled that Martin’s interest in guns and fighting could not be used during the trial’s opening statement.

3. A South Korean delegation⁴ headed to the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea on Wednesday, for negotiations⁵ on restarting the jointly⁶ run facility. Complex was shutdown in April as tensions rose between the two Koreas.

4. Tropical storm Chantal roared south Puerto Rico early Wednesday, on a path that will see it pass over the Dominic Republican and Haiti. Authorities are warning of possible landslides⁷ and heavy flooding.

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1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 halfway
adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途
参考例句：
We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。 In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 delegation
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。 We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

5 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 jointly
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。 She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

7 landslides
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )；（山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌；滑坡；（竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
参考例句：
Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。 The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-13