美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-12_在线英语听力室

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1. The outer bands of Tropical Storm Leslie are pelting¹ Bermuda with rain and gusty² winds. The airport is closed and all bus and sea ferry services have been halted. Leslie isn't expected to make a direct hit.

2. Officials say the Scotts wildfire in northern California's Lincoln County has burned 3,200 acres. The fire started Friday and is only 10% contained. Another fire has consumed 18,000 acres.

3. A wave of attacks targeting security forces in Iraq has left more than 60 people dead and nearly 285 injured. Insurgents³ struck at least a dozen cities. They gunned down soldiers at an army post and bombed police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs.

4. And President Barack Obama joked about an issue that doesn't seem to go away. At an Orlando restaurant this weekend he met a young boy born in Hawaii, the president's own birthplace, then asked the boy if he had a birth certificate.

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1 pelting
微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的
参考例句：
The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。 Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。

2 gusty
adj.起大风的
参考例句：
Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。 Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

3 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。来自互联网

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-12