AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-25_在线英语听力室

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1. A passenger jet carrying at least 90 people has crashed near the main airport in Kyrgyzstan. At least 71 people were killed. The Boeing 737 was heading to Iran. An official says the crew reported a technical problem about ten minutes into the flight.

2. One day after holding his first campaign event with running mate Joe Biden, Democrat¹ Barack Obama was stumping² in Wisconsin. His wife has arrived in Denver, she speaks at the convention tomorrow. Obama will hold a few more campaign events before heading to Denver on Thursday.

3. Florida Governor Charlie Crist says he's grateful to President Bush for declaring that four Florida counties hit hardest by Tropical Storm Fay are major disaster areas. That makes them eligible³ for federal aid. At least 13 deaths are blamed on Fay.

4. The 2008 Beijing Games are on the history books. Some 91,000 people attended the closing ceremony at Beijing's National Outdoor Stadium today, which featured fireworks, dancers, drummers, the parade of athletes and the tribute to the host city of the 2012 Games, London.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1. stump: v.
to travel around an area, meeting people and making speeches in order to gain political support.

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 stumping
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )；把（某人）难住；使为难；（选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。 But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

3 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。 Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-25