美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-7-12_在线英语听力室

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1. As U.S reels from a violent week, president Obama pressed the America is as "Not as divided as some suggest". Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw, he acknowledged that this has been a tough week and "Demented" attacker in Dallas does not represent black Americans.

2. A makeshift memorial for the 5 fallen law enforcement officers in Dallas continued to grow in front of the city's police department. The city's mayor visited the memorial, saying he's received texts from all over the world.

3. Tens of thousands of people attended the state funeral for Pakistan's legendary¹ philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi in Karachi. Edhi was commonly known as "Angle of Mercy" and Pakistan's "Mother Teresa" for his internationally acclaimed² social work.

4. Thousands of people in Hull³, England stripped naked and painted themselves blue on Saturday, in the name of art. American artist Spencer Tunick was behind the spectacle. He is famous for his installations featuring crowds of nude⁴ people.

Norreen Nasir, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 legendary
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。 Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 acclaimed
adj.受人欢迎的
参考例句：
They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。 Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

3 hull
n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳
参考例句：
The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。 The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

4 nude
adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品
参考例句：
It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。 She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-7-12