AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-12_在线英语听力室

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1. Israel's chief military spokesman says the army has begun sending reserve units into the Gaza Strip. It's a strong signal that Israel is entering a new phase of its 16-day offensive against Hamas.

2. More than 250 people are feared dead after a ferry capsized in a severe storm and crashing waves in central Indonesia today. Eighteen survivors¹ were rescued by fishing boats.

3. The man who gained fame during the 2008 presidential election as "Joe the Plumber²" is in Israel, working as a rookie war correspondent. Samuel Wurzelbacher was in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Sunday to tell readers of a conservative website about the rockets that rain down from the neighbouring Gaza Strip.

4. And Washington is getting ready for the presidential inauguration³, holding a rehearsal⁴ today. A band played "Hail to the Chief" at the west front of the Capitol for a mock swearing-in ceremony, and thousands marched along the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. rain down: phr v.

to fall in large quantities

2. march: v.

if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps

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1 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 plumber
n.(装修水管的)管子工
参考例句：
Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？ The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

3 inauguration
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。 Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

4 rehearsal
n.排练，排演；练习
参考例句：
I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。 You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-12