AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-07_在线英语听力室

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1. Four people are dead and at least ten others have been wounded in a shooting at a suburban¹ Pittsburg health club. A local police superintendent² says the gunman walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going. He is among the death.

2. Two American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee left North Korea with former president Bill Clinton and will be back in the US soon. The women have been serving stiff sentences for illegal entry and engaging in hostile act. But North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Il has given them a special pardon.

3. The US Senate has begun debate over whether to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic associate justice of the Supreme³ Court. Republicans have been saying she's "too biased⁴" while Democrats⁵ are saying she's moderate. A vote could come as early as Thursday.

4. Paula Abdul has announced she's quitting "American Idol⁶". In July, she said she was optimistic she could negotiate a new contract. But Tuesday, she made a posting on Twitter saying "with sadness in my heart, I decided⁷ not to return."

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1 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 superintendent
n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长
参考例句：
He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。 He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

3 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 biased
a.有偏见的
参考例句：
a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校 The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

5 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 idol
n.偶像，红人，宠儿
参考例句：
As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。 Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

7 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-07