AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-30_在线英语听力室

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1.US officials say there are new signs North Korea may be planning even more missile launches. Today it fired its sixth short-range missile since Monday and officials say there are signs of more activity.

2.Members of the United Auto¹ Workers union have ratified² a package of concessions³, designed to reduce GM's labor⁴ costs. The vote comes before an expected Chapter 11 bankruptcy⁵ protection filing by GM on Monday.

3.Phil Specter has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The 69-year-old music producer was convicted for shooting Clarkson at his home in 2003. Specter plans to appeal.

4.Prince Harry⁶ has been taking a tour of the World Trade Center site. It's the first stop on his first official visit to the US. He placed a wreath with a hand-written note at Ground Zero and bowed his head as he stood over the 9/11 Memorial.

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1 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 ratified
v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。 The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。

3 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

4 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

6 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-30