AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-15)_在线英语听力室

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1.A key Senate committee has approved a sweeping¹ remake of the country's health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama's goal of expanding coverage². Maine Senator Olympia Snow was the only Republican to vote in favor.

2.President Obama says he'll decide on the US strategy in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. The White House is in the midst of an intensely debated review over how to overhaul³ its approach to the Afghan conflict.

3.Californians whose homes have survived forest fires are now bracing⁴ for heavy rain and possible landslides⁵. A Pacific storm is expected to drop three to six inches of rain in Saint Barbara and other areas where fires burned.

4.The CDC says nearly ten million doses of the swine flu vaccine⁶ including the injectable form are now available to be ordered.

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1 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。 Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

4 bracing
adj.令人振奋的
参考例句：
The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。 The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

5 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。

6 vaccine
n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的
参考例句：
The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。 She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-15)