美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-26_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama and Mitt¹ Romney are back on the campaign trail after last night's final presidential debate. Obama is telling voters in Florida that he's more trustworthy than Mitt Romney who shifted positions on several key issues. Meanwhile, Romney is heading to Nevada and Florida.

2. Tear and grief are spreading through a small town in New Jersey² after a 12-year-old girl was found dead. The body of Autumn Pasquale was found in a recycling container last night. Autopsy³ results are pending⁴.

3. Saudi Arabia has announced the beginning of the Islamic hajj pilgrimage. Set to start Thursday, the pilgrimage attracts three million Muslims to Mecca every year. Already some 1.4 million people from 160 countries have arrived.

4. The Boston Red Sox have a new manager. John Farrell is leaving Toronto and taking over for Bobby Valentine, who was fired after one of the worst seasons in team history. The Red Sox finished in last place with a 69-93 record, their worst since 1965.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

4 pending
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
参考例句：
The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。 He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-26