美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-26_在线英语听力室

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1. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attacks at Brussels airport on Tuesday, after bombs detonated at the departure hall and a nearby subway, leading over 30 dead and scores injured. Airport Security across the globe has been boosted as a result of the attack.

2. President Barack Obama is praising a group of Cuban dissidents for showing "Extraordinary Courage". Obama met with about a dozens of activities at the U.S embassy in Havana on the last day of his trip to Cuba.

3. Former mayor of Toronto Rob Ford¹ died Tuesday after battling cancer. Ford's 10 years as mayor was marred² by revelation about his drinking problems and illegal drug use. Ford was 46.

4. And 7 decades after their "We can do it" attitude proved invaluable³ to the allied⁴ victory in World War II, about 30 "Rosie the Riveters" were honored Tuesday with the visit to Washington. The group toured the nation's capital, had lunch at a library of congress, and later planned a visit to the national World War II memorial.

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1 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 marred
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
参考例句：
The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。 Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

3 invaluable
adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的
参考例句：
A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。 This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

4 allied
adj.协约国的；同盟国的
参考例句：
Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。 Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-26