AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-05_在线英语听力室

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1. Barack Obama received thunderous applause as he walked on stage in Chicago after receiving enough votes to become America's first African-American president. Obama told supporters his campaign victory is the answer for those who still have doubts that all things are possible.

2. Speaking in Phoenix¹, Arizona, Senator John McCain conceded the presidential race to Obama and congratulated the Illinois senator on his historic victory. McCain urged his supporters to put aside partisan² differences and work to get the country moving again.

3. There were long lines at many polling places around the US Tuesday. But for the most part, voting seemed to go smoothly³. Electronic machine glitches⁵ forced some voters in New Jersey⁶ to cast paper ballots⁷. And heavy rain plunged⁸ a few Los Angeles polling places in the dark but the voting didn't stop.

4. Barack Obama's Kenyan family erupted in cheers as the Illinois senator became the first African-American elected president. In the village where Obama's late father was born, police tightened⁹ security to keep hordes¹¹ of media and onlookers¹³ from entering the rural homestead of Obama's step-grandmother.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. glitch⁴: n.

a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working.

2. horde¹⁰: n.

a large crowd moving in a noisy uncontrolled way.

3. onlooker¹²: n.

someone who watches something happening without being involved in it.

4. homestead: n.

A homestead is a farmhouse¹⁴, together with the land around it.

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1 phoenix
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。 The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

2 partisan
adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒
参考例句：
In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。 The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

3 smoothly
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
参考例句：
The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。 Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

4 glitch
n.干扰；误操作，小故障
参考例句：
There is a glitch in the computer program somewhere.这个计算机程序中的某个部分有点小问题。 It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine.可能只是一个小故障，重新启动主机就能解决了。

5 glitches
n.小过失，差错( glitch的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output. 生产中的故障影响了该厂的产量。来自辞典例句 Another kind of period variation,\"Glitches,\" are seen in several pulsars. 在几个脉冲星中还看到了周期的另一种变化，即“自转突快”现象。来自辞典例句

6 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 ballots
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。来自《简明英汉词典》 The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

9 tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）变紧；（使）绷紧；加紧
参考例句：
The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。 His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

10 horde
n.群众，一大群
参考例句：
A horde of children ran over the office building.一大群孩子在办公大楼里到处奔跑。 Two women were quarrelling on the street,surrounded by horde of people.有两个妇人在街上争吵，被一大群人围住了。

11 hordes
n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落
参考例句：
There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。 Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 onlooker
n.旁观者，观众
参考例句：
A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。 One onlooker had to be restrained by police.一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。

13 onlookers
n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。 The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

14 farmhouse
n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）
参考例句：
We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。 We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-05