AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-02_在线英语听力室

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1.An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing. The plane ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean. Officials fear all aboard are lost.

2.General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy¹ protection today. It's part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give the majority ownership stake to the federal government.

3.The man suspected of fatally shooting an abortion² doctor is behind bars. Doctor George Tiller was slain³ while serving as an usher⁴ during morning services Sunday in Wichita, Kansas. The gunman fired a shot at Tiller and threatened two other people who tried to stop him.

4.Andy Roddick's longest run at the French Open ended Monday with a 6-4, 6-2,6-3 loss to Gael Monfils of France in the fourth round. The sixth-seeded Roddick was the last US man left in the tournament.

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1 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。

2 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。 A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 slain
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。 His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

4 usher
n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员
参考例句：
The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。 They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-02