美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-13_在线英语听力室

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1. A wildfire in southern California, San Jacinto, mountains has grown to nearly 30 square miles. But the fire fighters say they are making progress. The blaze is almost half contained and several evacuation orders have now been lifted. The fire has destroyed 26 homes.

2. Authorities confirm 4 people were killed when a small plane crashed into 2 homes in East Haven¹, Connecticut Friday. The pilot is believed to be a former Microsoft executive who was taking his son on a tour of east coast colleges. Two children inside one of the houses also died.

3. In Ireland, 56 police officers have been wounded in clashes between Protestant militants² and Irish republican army supporters. The violence broke out during a parade in downtown Belfast.

4. President Obama is assuring military families, “the administration is making progress on cutting the backlog³ of wounded veterans’ disability claims.” The President spoke⁴ at the disabled American veterans’ convention in Florida before heading to Martha’s Vineyard for a family vacation.

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1 haven
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
参考例句：
It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。 The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 backlog
n.积压未办之事
参考例句：
It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。 Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。

4 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-13