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This is AP News Minute.

President Trump¹ is expected to meet with more prospective² supreme³ court nominees⁴ this week. He interviewed four candidates Monday, all of them federal appeals judges.

Secretary of State Mike Pumpeo is set to head back to North Korea later this week. Pumpeo would discuss with North Korea plans to dismantle⁵ its nuclear weapons program.

Authorities in Thailand are trying to figure out how to get 12 boys and their soccer coach out of a partially⁶ flooded cave. One possibility is training the group to use special breathing masks so they can swim underwater and get out.

And a new rocket engine is going through days of tests in Mississippi. The engine is planned for an experimental spacecraft that'll be able to launch for multiple times.

Matt Small, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 prospective
adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的
参考例句：
The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。 They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 nominees
n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。来自超越目标英语第2册 A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。来自互联网

5 dismantle
vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消
参考例句：
He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。 The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

6 partially
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。 The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 密西西比火箭发动机进行实验