AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-29)_在线英语听力室

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1.Eight American troops were killed in two separate bomb attacks today in southern Afghanistan. Their deaths make October the deadliest month of the war for US forces since the 2001 invasion.

2.President Barack Obama announced over three billion dollars for projects aimed at modernizing¹ the nation's power grid². Obama likens this effort to the ambitious development of the national highway system 50 years ago.

3.A Connecticut man has been charged with the murder of a University of Connecticut football player. And two others were charged in the fight that led the stabbing death of 20-year-old Jesper Howard.

4.Michael Jackson's "THIS IS IT" opens nationwide. The documentary focuses on the singer's preparations for his comeback concerts. Jackson died just days before the shows were about to kick off.

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1 modernizing
使现代化，使适应现代需要( modernize的现在分词 )；现代化，使用现代方法
参考例句：
Modernizing a business to increase its profitability and competitiveness is a complicated affair. 使企业现代化，从而达到增加利润，增强竞争力的目的，是一件复杂的事情。 The young engineer had a large share in modernizing the factory. 这位年轻工程师在工厂现代化的过程中尽了很大的“力”。

2 grid
n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
参考例句：
In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。 Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-29)