AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-25_在线英语听力室

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1. A federal jury has the case of Lori Drew, a Missouri mother accused of conspiring¹ with her daughter and an assistant to harass² a 13-year-old girl on the Internet, allegedly precipitating³ the teen's suicide.

2. U.S. Marshals say a suspect in the New Jersey⁴ church shootings has been captured in Georgia. The man is accused of driving to New Jersey then shooting and killing⁵ his estranged⁶ wife and a bystander and critically wounding his wife's cousin.

3. Floods and landslides⁷ triggered by several days of heavy rain in southern Brazil have killed dozens of people and driven 22,000 from their homes.

4. The free public restrooms operated by the Charmin toilet paper company in Times Square have been rolled out for another holiday season. The 20 deluxe⁸ stalls were inaugurated with a ceremonial first flush by Broadway star Joey Fatone.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.precipitate⁹: v.

to force someone or something into a particular state or condition or make sth serious happen

2.bystander: n.

someone who watches what is happening without taking part [= onlooker]:

3.inaugurate: v.

to open an event etc for the first time

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1 conspiring
密谋( conspire的现在分词 )；搞阴谋；（事件等）巧合；共同导致
参考例句：
They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。 John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

2 harass
vt.使烦恼，折磨，骚扰
参考例句：
Our mission is to harass the landing of the main Japaness expeditionary force.我们的任务是骚乱日本远征军主力的登陆。 They received the order to harass the enemy's rear.他们接到骚扰敌人后方的命令。

3 precipitating
adj.急落的，猛冲的v.（突如其来地）使发生( precipitate的现在分词 )；促成；猛然摔下；使沉淀
参考例句：
Precipitating electrode plate is a key part in electrostatic precipitation equipment. 静电收尘板是静电收尘设备中的关键部件。来自互联网 The precipitation bond adopts a sloped tube to enhance the precipitating efficiency. 沉淀池采用斜管，提高了沉降效率。来自互联网

4 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。

5 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 estranged
adj.疏远的，分离的
参考例句：
He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。 The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。

7 landslides
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )；（山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌；滑坡；（竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
参考例句：
Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。 The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

8 deluxe
adj.华美的，豪华的，高级的
参考例句：
This system puts the top hotels in a special deluxe category.这种分类法把最高级的旅馆列为特殊豪华级。 I liked the deluxe edition,but I could afford only a second best.我喜欢精装版，但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。

9 precipitate
adj.突如其来的；vt.使突然发生；n.沉淀物
参考例句：
I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。 The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-25