美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-06_在线英语听力室

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1. The 113th Congress is now in session. The House reelected John Boehner as speaker. And in the Senate, Vice¹ President Joe Biden swore in 12 new members elected in November along with South Carolina Republican Tim Scott.

2. The State Department says Hillary Clinton plans to return to work next week. That's after the secretary of state was treated for a blood clot² in her head. But doctors are advising her to avoid international travel for now.

3. Authorities in India have formally filed rape³ and murder charges against five men accused in the gang rape of a university student on a New Delhi bus. The woman later died from her injuries. Police say they plan to push for the death penalty.

4. And it's quite the attraction in Sydney Harbor - a 50-foot yellow rubber duck. It's all part of a rehearsal⁴ for a Sydney Festival event which organizers say will turn the harbor into a "giant bathtub".

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 clot
n.凝块；v.使凝成块
参考例句：
Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。 The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。

3 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 rehearsal
n.排练，排演；练习
参考例句：
I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。 You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-06