AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-17)_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama is promising¹ Gulf² Coast residents that the region will be left in better shape than it was before the massive BP oil spill. On a visit to the Alabama Coast, Obama said his administration will do everything it can to make sure the Coastal³ communities get back on their feet.

2. Crews have rescued at least 50 motorists and residents after a flash flooding washed out roads and inundated⁴ neighborhoods near Oklahoma City area. Portions of three interstates and numerous thoroughfares were closed.

3. American geologists⁵ say Afghanistan may contain as much as a trillion dollars in untapped natural resources. The government is tapping into the stores of iron, copper⁶, cobalt, gold and lithium to transform the underdeveloped nation.

4. A North Carolina Congressman⁷ has apologized for grabbing a young man who approached him with a video camera. The video of Democratic representative Bob Etheridge also shows the Congressman swatting at the camera and asking to know who the two men are that approached him.

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1 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 inundated
v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
参考例句：
We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。 We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 geologists
地质学家，地质学者( geologist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Geologists uncovered the hidden riches. 地质学家发现了地下的宝藏。 Geologists study the structure of the rocks. 地质学家研究岩石结构。

6 copper
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
参考例句：
The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。 Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

7 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-17)