美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-14_在线英语听力室

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1. House Speaker John Boehner is accusing President Barack Obama of slow-walking negotiations¹ to avoid the fiscal² cliff. And he has urged him to name specific cuts in government spending he would support as part of any compromise.

2. The Michigan legislature gave final approval to a right-to-work plan limiting the power of unions. The move marks a defeat for organized labor³. Protesters have packed the state capitol in Lansing.

3. Egypt's prime minister says his country has asked the International Monetary⁴ Fund to delay a 4.8 billion dollar loan because of political turmoil⁵. Egyptians are to vote on a disputed draft constitution on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands protest against the document.

4. And a Florida judge has denied defense⁶ requests to end 24 hours GPS monitoring of George Zimmerman. He is out on bond in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin in February. The judge also set a trial date for June 10.

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1 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 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。

3 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

5 turmoil
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
参考例句：
His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。 The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

6 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-14