美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-16_在线英语听力室

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1. Police say at least one law enforcement officer and one civilian¹ have been killed in a shooting near Texas A&M university's campus. They also say the gunman died after the shooting.

2. It's his first solo campaign outing since being named as Mitt² Romney's runnning mate. Wisconsin congressman³ Paul Ryan greeted voters of the Iowa State Fair. Meantime, President Barack Obama was also in Iowa starting a three-day campaign bus tour.

3. Iran has raised the death toll⁴ from Saturday's twin earthquakes to more than 300. At least 3000 were injured. Scores of aftershock have hit the mountainous area since that.

4. And NASA sicentists in Pasadena, California got a phone call today from the president. He called to congratuate them on last week's landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. He also asked them to let him know if the craft happens to see any Martians.

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1 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-16