美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-22_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama delivered his final address to the United general assembly, where he focused much of his speech on rejecting fundamentalism, and embracing tolerance¹ across the globe. Obama also discussed the need for diplomacy² to stop violence in Syria and encouraged aid to those in need.

2. A law enforcement official says FBI looking into the New York bombing suspect two years ago after his father called with concerns that his son was a terrorist. The father later retract³ the claim. The FBI found nothing connecting the suspect to any terror group.

3. The CEO of Wells Fargo apologized to the senate banking⁴ committee Tuesday, for betraying customer's trust in a scandal over allegations that employees opened millions unauthorized accounts and moved money into them. So far, some 5300 Wells Fargo employees have been fired.

4. Angelina Jolie Pitt has fired for divorce from Brad Pitt, bringing an end to the world's most star-studded romances. The lawyer for Angelina Jolie says the decision was made for the health of the family. The couple has six kids together.

Matthew Burgoyne, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 tolerance
n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差
参考例句：
Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。 Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

2 diplomacy
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
参考例句：
The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。 This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 retract
vt.缩回，撤回收回，取消
参考例句：
The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.犯罪分子应当迷途知返，悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。 I don't want to speak rashly now and later have to retract my statements.我不想现在说些轻率的话，然后又要收回自己说过的话。

4 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-22