美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-24_在线英语听力室

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1. Israel struck 5 mosques¹, a sports stadium and the home of the late Hamas military chief across the Gaza Strip, a Gaza police official said Tuesday. Israel hit more than 70 targets overnight, reducing two mosques to rubbles.

2. New Mexico teenagers, accused of fatally beating two homeless men beyond recognition, are facing murder charges. A judge has ordered them to be held on 5 million dollars bond. Police say they are also investigating claims by one of the teens that the trio had been terrorizing the homeless around Albuquerque for months.

3. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau warned typhoon Matmo is expected to make landfall in eastern Taiwan earlier Wednesday morning. Taiwan’s Defense² Ministry³ has dispatched more than 55,000 soldiers and 200 military vehicles which are on standby to provide relief and rescue assistance.

4. Authorities in central Washington say calmer winds and cooler temperatures could help them fight the biggest wildfire that the State has on record. The Carlton in complex of fires has burned about 379 square miles. As of Monday, it was only 2% contained.

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1 mosques
清真寺；伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺；清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？ The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

2 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。

3 ministry
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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-24