美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-5_在线英语听力室

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1. Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation to capture the city of Tikrit from Islamic State militants¹. Shiite and Sunni fighters are taking part.

2. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are meeting in Geneva Monday. Contentious² talks over the conflict in Ukraine are expected.

3. Messy Monday driving is expected in the Northeast after a combination of late weekend snow and ice.

4. And a Spacex rocket launched into space from Cape³ Canaveral in Florida. It’s carrying two commercial communication satellites.

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1 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。

2 contentious
adj.好辩的，善争吵的
参考例句：
She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。 Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

3 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
参考例句：
I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。 She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-5