美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-02_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama seems optimistic when it comes to the fiscal¹ cliff. He says he thinks members of both parties can reach a "framework" on a debt-cutting agreement before Christmas.

2. New Jersey² Governor Chris Christie is asking for nearly 37 billion dollars in Federal aid to recover and rebuild after superstorm Sandy. The governor says the revised total includes the cost of minimizing damage from future disasters.

3. A nanny who is accused in the stabbing deaths of two children at their upscale Manhattan home has pleaded not guilty. A judge ordered her held without bail³ while she undergoes a psychiatric complaint.

4. And the Powerball jackpot drawing continues to climb. Lottery⁴ officials say it's now at 550 million dollars. A single winner taking the cash option would get more than 360 million dollars before taxes.

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1 fiscal
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。 The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

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 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

4 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。 They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-02