美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-25_在线英语听力室

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1. Afghanistan intelligence officials say reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar has been dead for more than two years. The secret head of Taliban hosted Osama bin¹ Laden’s al-Qaeda in the years leading up to the 9/11 attack.

2. A hunting club in Minnesota speaking out after an American dentist stopped and killed a beloved lion in Zimbabwe. Hoping young club will Walter Palmer displayed kill trophies², say they believe in ethics³ and fair shades.

3. A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license⁴ plate has been indicted⁵ on murder charges. The Hamilton County prosecutor⁶ called the shooting ‘senseless murder’.

4. And tech giant Microsoft is unveiling its Windows 10 operating system for free. The company hopes getting the upgrade a way for free will help carve out a new role in the modern peculiar⁷ world.

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1 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 trophies
n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖
参考例句：
His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。来自《简明英汉词典》 The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

4 license
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。 The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

5 indicted
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。 He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

6 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 peculiar
adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的
参考例句：
He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。 He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-25