美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国前驻乌特使为“通乌门”作证_在线英语听力室

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President Trump¹ on Thursday publicly called on China to investigate his political rival Joe Biden and Biden's son, Hunter. Trump made the comment to reporters gathered at the White House.

Trump's comment comes as the house interviewed Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special Envoy² to Ukraine. Volker is the first witness in the trump impeachment³ inquiry⁴ which surrounds a july phone call in which Trump is accused of pressing Ukraine's president to investigate the Bidens.

And fur seals are thriving at the tip of an active undersea volcano in Alaska. Scientists don't know why the seals chose the beach, but they're giving birth and raising pups there in increasing numbers. The volcano last erupted two years ago.

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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 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。

3 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

4 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国前驻乌特使为“通乌门”作证