AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-31_在线英语听力室

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1.At least 90 aftershocks have followed yesterday’s 5.4 magnitude quake in southern California. It’s caused only limited damage and a few injuries, but officials say cell phone service was greatly affected¹.

2.Israel’s prime minister says he plans to resign in September. Ehud Olmert says he won’t run in his party’s upcoming primary election and will step down after the vote. His brief statement today included harsh criticism of ongoing² police investigations³ of corruption⁴ charges against him.

3.Police say an Army sergeant⁵ charged in the death of a pregnant soldier was the father of her unborn baby, but Edgar Patino was married to someone else.Patino made his first court appearance in North Carolina this afternoon.

4.And a software glitch⁶ crippled the baggage handling system today at an American Airlines terminal at JFK.The problem delayed some flights at the New York airport and caused a luggage pileup at ticket counters.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.step down 有辞职、让位和下台的意思

2.glitch n.usually minor⁷ malfunction⁸

3.cripple vt.to deprive of capability⁹ for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness

4.baggage handling system

A Baggage Handling System (BHS) is a type of conveyor system installed in airports that transports checked luggage from ticket counters to areas where the bags can be loaded onto airplanes.

5.terminal n.

An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from airplanes.

6.JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 这里指的是约翰·肯尼迪机场

7.pileup n.a jammed tangled¹⁰ mass or pile (as of motor vehicles or people) resulting from collision or accumulation

8.ticket counter 售票台，票务处

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1 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 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。

3 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )；侦查；科学研究；学术研究
参考例句：
His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。 He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

6 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。

7 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

8 malfunction
vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常
参考例句：
There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。 Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。

9 capability
n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
参考例句：
She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。 Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

10 tangled
adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。 A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-31