美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-08_在线英语听力室

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1. Federal, State and local authorities are investigating the accident that injured 11 circus performers in Providence¹, Rhode Island on Sunday. All of injured are said to be conscious and doing well.

2. A wildfire in central Oklahoma has burned at least 4 square miles and destroyed several homes. At least one death has been reported.

3. Panama’s Vice² President has been elected President, while the previous president was voted out of office. The election was one of the Panama’s toughest fought contests since the democracy was restored there 2 decades ago.

4. And Santa Barbara, California, is looking at restarting a desalination³ plant that has been closed for years. It would return salt water into fresh water in hopes of the supplying water during a long drought.

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1 providence
n.深谋远虑，天道，天意；远见；节约；上帝
参考例句：
It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。 To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事，是违背上帝的意志的。

2 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 desalination
n.脱盐(作用)
参考例句：
Crops can be grown on this land after desalination. 这片土地经过脱盐就可以种植庄稼了。 One source is by desalination-taking the salt out of salt water to make it drinkable. 淡水的来源之一是使水淡化--把含盐的水中的盐份去掉，使之能够饮用。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-08