美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-28_在线英语听力室

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1. The chairman of Ukrainian lawmaking body announced the dissolution of the Communist party from parliament. The termination of communist party came about after lawmakers voted to change regulation in parliament.

2. Arizona governor Jane Brewer¹ has ordered a full review of the state execution procedures that took a man almost 2 hours to die. Joseph Rudolf Wood was given a lethal² injection and started gasping³ shortly after. Death penalty opponents called Wood 's execution cruel and unusual punishment.

3.Stormy weather trailing behind typhoon was likely to cause a plane crash on Taiwanese island that killed 48 people on board. The victims include 46 from Taiwan and two French medical students who were intern⁴ in the country.

4.At the US Mint in west point New York, workers are busy giving president John.F.Kennedy a face lift. Engravers gave more details of the former president skin texture⁵ and made his hair a bit more full on the newest coin being issued as a 10 dollar collectible.

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1 brewer
n. 啤酒制造者
参考例句：
Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。 I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

2 lethal
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
参考例句：
A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。 She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

3 gasping
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的动词gasp的现在分词
参考例句：
He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。 "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

4 intern
v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生
参考例句：
I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。 The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

5 texture
n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理
参考例句：
We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。 Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-28