美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-11-12_在线英语听力室

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1. President-elect Donald Trump¹ is making his first visit to Washington since his election. Trump met with president Barack Obama at White house and then went to Capitol Hill to meet with G.O.P congressional leaders.

2. A federal grand jury has indicted² former congressman³ Aaron Shock at 24 counts. He resigned last year over scrutiny⁴ of lavish⁵ spending.

3. A gunman with a history of domestic abuse fatally shot a police officer and wounded a second in western Pennsylvania Thursday. The man and woman were later found dead following a report of fight at their apartment.

4. And president Obama welcomed Lebron James in the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House. Obama said Cavaliers know how important their world championship victory was to the city.

I'm Matt Friedman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 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。

3 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 scrutiny
n.详细检查，仔细观察
参考例句：
His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。 Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

5 lavish
adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍
参考例句：
He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。 The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-11-12