美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-23_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama took the oath of office for the second time Sunday. The small ceremony at the White House comes a day before the ceremony of oath and inauguration¹ celebrations Monday.

2. The capital city is getting ready for the thousands of people who would descend² on the National Mall Monday. Crews set up security gates, installed bleachers and made other final preparation.

3. The death toll³ from the bloody⁴ terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81. Algerian forces searching the complex for explosives found at least 25 more bodies Sunday.

4. And an odd battle of camels. Tens of thousands of people attended the annual Camel Wrestling Championship in Turkey. Two male camels fight for the affections of a female camel in heat.

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1 inauguration
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。 Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

2 descend
vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
参考例句：
I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。 We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

3 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。

4 bloody
adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染
参考例句：
He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。 He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-23