AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-16)_在线英语听力室

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1. Senate leaders have started the task of combing two health care measures that have come out of committees. A second Republican is signaling she may be able to support the bill. Susan Collins of Maine is joining Olympia Snowe when endorsing¹ the goals of the legislation.

2. A second suspect has been arrested in the assault of a New York City gay man. Police say 21-year-old Daniel Rodriguez was taken into custody² in Norfolk, Virginia. The man suffered a fractured jaw³ and ribs⁴, the collapse⁵ of both of his lungs and a lacerated spleen.

3. The first photo of Jaycee Dugard since she was reunited with her family shows a smiling woman with long, light brown hair. Now 29, Dugard tells People Magazine she is happy to be back. People published the photo and comments from Dugard in its Wednesday issue.

4. The rain is easing in southern California with no sign of the heavy mudslides that had been feared in areas left barren by summer wildfires. Still forecasters are warning residents to be prepared for additional rain that could bring floods.

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1 endorsing
v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。来自互联网 Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。来自互联网

2 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 jaw
n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训
参考例句：
He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。 A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

4 ribs
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹
参考例句：
He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。 Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

5 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-16)