美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-24_在线英语听力室

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1. President Obama is scheduled to meet with Cuban president Raul Castro on Monday in Havana. President Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday for the first visit by U.S president since 1920.

2. The U.S defense¹ department says a marine² from southern California was killed in Iraq on Saturday. Staff sergeant³ Luis Cardin died after an enemy rocket fire attack.

3. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a retired⁴ state trooper killed a turnpike toll⁵ collector and a guard during a holdup attempt. The troopers killed the retired trooper as he tried to escape with the money.

4. And snow is falling in southern New England on Monday morning. The national weather service says much of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island could get up to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow.

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1 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。

2 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

4 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

5 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-24