美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-31_在线英语听力室

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1. Big cities and small towns across the Northeast United States are preparing for the onslaught of a superstorm. Hurricane Sandy is threatening some 50 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the United States.

2. Republican presidential candidate Mitt¹ Romney is campaigning with running mate, Representative Paul Ryan in Ohio. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama met with federal officials for an update on Hurricane Sandy's path and the danger it poses to the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.

3. Officials in the Caribbean say the death toll² from Hurricane Sandy has risen to 65, with 51 of those deaths in Haiti. Heavy rains are adding to the initial blast of the hurricane. Bridges have collapsed³ and banana crops are ruined.

4. Poo may not be waste after all. A Swedish company is hoping to revolutionize the toilet with the PeePoo, a biodegradable bag that sanitizes human wastes to make fertilizer. The company hopes provide sanitation⁴ to millions of people living without running water in the developing world.

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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 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 sanitation
n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备
参考例句：
The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。 Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-31