美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-27_在线英语听力室

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1. Miami Marlins ace¹ Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. The 24-year old escaped Cuba to become one of baseball's brightest stars. Authorities say Fernandez and two other people died when their 32-foot vessel² slammed into a jetty off Miami beach.

2. The U.N special envoy³ to Syria says the international community should not give up on the possibility of Russia and United States working out a plan to deal with the ongoing⁴ crisis in Syria. He told reporters on Sunday that Russia has a strong capacity to influence the situation on the ground as well as the Syrian government.

3. Protesters in Charlotte remain peaceful for another night after the release of a police video of a man shooting death by hands of officers. There have been matches each night since Keith Scott was shot to death Tuesday by police.

4. The royal family arrived in Canada on Saturday for their first official trip overseas as a family of four. Britain prince of Charlotte, prince George and their parents Prince William and Kate will visit British Columbia and the Yukon.

Krysta Fauria, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 ace
n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的
参考例句：
A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。 He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

2 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

3 envoy
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。 The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

4 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-27