美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-24_在线英语听力室

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1. Same-sex couples are now able to get married in New Jersey¹. Weddings begin just after midnight Monday morning with Newark Mayor and US Senator-elect, Cory Booker, leading the ceremony for 7 couples.

2. Florida police are pledging to make additional arrests after catching² 2 inmates³ who got out of prison with forged documents. The pair of convicted killers⁴ was caught over the weekend.

3. San Francisco bay area commuters can expect more gridlock Monday as BART system workers will remain on strike. Investigators⁵ are also looking into a weekend crash that killed two transit⁶ workers.

4. And the biggest pumpkin⁷ ever is on the display in a New York botanical garden. The 2032 pounds squash is part of a massive pumpkin sculpture that depicts⁸ plants battling insects.

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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 catching
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
参考例句：
There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。 Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

3 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 killers
凶手( killer的名词复数 )；消灭…者；致命物；极难的事
参考例句：
He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。 They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

5 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 transit
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
参考例句：
His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。 The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

7 pumpkin
n.南瓜
参考例句：
They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。 It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

8 depicts
描绘，描画( depict的第三人称单数 )；描述
参考例句：
The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。 He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-24