美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-26_在线英语听力室

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1. The Republican ticket is looking to attack President Barack Obama's stand on Medicare. Meantime, Obama told supporters in Nevada that his opponent's spending cuts would cripple schools, while his tax cuts would shower more breaks on millionaires.

2. Authorities say a New Jersey¹ woman apparently² decapitated her 2-year-old son and put his head in the freezer before killing³ herself. Chevonne Thomas had recently regained⁴ custody⁵ of her son.

3. The NASA rover Curiosity made its first test drive on Mars' soil today. The rover moved forward about 15 feet, rotated to a right angle and reversed a short distance.

4. And an Israeli attraction meant to immerse tourists in a biblical experience is outfittingdonkeys with wireless⁶ routers. That's so visitors can surf the web while touring the land of the Bible on one of the oldest forms of transportation.

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1 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。

2 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )；赢回；重回；复至某地
参考例句：
The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

5 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 wireless
adj.无线的；n.无线电
参考例句：
There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。 Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-26