AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-20)_在线英语听力室

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A drifting volcanic¹ ash flew from Iceland is keeping nearly 2/3 of Europe's commercial flights grounded.It's expensive.The industry is estimated that the volcano was costing the airlines at least 200 million dollars a day.

The Security and Exchange Commission today accused the investment giant Goldman Sachs of civil fraud.It accuses Goldman of failing to inform foreign investors² about conflicts of interests in morgages investments it sold as the housing market was faltering³.

Russian and US officials have given birthday gift to the 8-year-old boy who has returned to Russia by his adoptive American mother.Flowers and cake and a toy car went to heart of S who was sent unaccompanied to Moscow last week with a note from his adoptive mother.

This little feline⁴ may be down to 8 lives now who was found in Chicago after wandering away from his New Mexico home 8 months ago. An animal shelter was threarened to euthanize him if his owner did not come back.But the arrangements have been made to get him home safely.

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1 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 faltering
犹豫的，支吾的，蹒跚的
参考例句：
The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。 I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。

4 feline
adj.猫科的
参考例句：
As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。 The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.这种醒觉，简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-20)