AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-16)_在线英语听力室

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1. The Army suspect in the Fort Hood¹ killings² has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Officials say Major Nidal Malik Hasan was read the charges at the hospital where he's recovering. Military officials say more charges could be on the way.

2. The Atlantic seaboard is getting drenched³ by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida. Parts of North Carolina and Virginia are already in the water, and flood watches have been extended all the way north to Long Island, New York.

3. Charges have been filed against the parents in the "balloon boy" incident. Prosecutors⁴ in Colorado say the dad of the six-year-old boy was charged with attempting to influence a public servant, while the mom was charged with false reporting to authorities.

4. Byron Scott has become the first coaching casualty of the NBA season. He was let go as head coach of the New Orleans Hornets today as the team is off to a 3-6 start. He's Coach of the Year back in 2008.

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1 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

2 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

3 drenched
adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）
参考例句：
We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。 The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-16)