美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-29_在线英语听力室

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1. The forecast from Fargo may have good news. The Red River may be reaching its crest¹, lower than previously² thought, just under 41 feet and dropping. But the mayor is warning conditions could still change.

2. Space Shuttle Discovery is back on Earth, landing at Cape³ Canaveral in Florida after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. The touchdown happened a little late because of cloudy and windy weather.

3. Protesters take to the streets of London ahead of the G20 summit of world leaders. Marchers say they want governments to solve the economic crisis in the interests of working people.

4. Blizzards⁴ and snowdrifts stranded⁵ some 1200 passengers on five trains in Russia for two days. Russian news agency say drifts are 13 feet high but those on board have food and water.

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1 crest
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。 He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

2 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
参考例句：
I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。 She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

4 blizzards
暴风雪( blizzard的名词复数 )；暴风雪似的一阵，大量（或大批）
参考例句：
Even in the summertime we might be struck by blizzards. 甚至在夏天，我们也可能受到暴风雪的袭击。 Blizzards battered Britain for the third day. 大风雪袭击英国已进入第三天。

5 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里，身无分文，一筹莫展。 I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

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美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-29