美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-29_在线英语听力室

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　　1. Federal officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspect's medical condition has improved. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is now listed in fair condition. The 19-year-old was wounded in a shootout with police. Meanwhile, the total number of people injuried in the twin bombings has been increased to more than 260.

　　2. French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage. The final vote came after months of bruising¹ debate and street protests. France is the 14th country to legalize gay marriage.

　　3. Six-term Montana Senator Max Baucus says he won't run again. His departure brings the number of Senate retirements² to eight.

　　4. And President Barack Obama honored the teacher of the year. Jeff Charbonneau, a Washington State teacher credited with improving science enrollment³ at his high school.

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1 bruising
adj.殊死的；十分激烈的v.擦伤(bruise的现在分词形式)
参考例句：
He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。 He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。来自辞典例句

2 retirements
退休( retirement的名词复数 )；退职；退役；退休的实例
参考例句：
We've had two retirements in our office this year. 今年我们办公室已有二人退休。 Those may take the form of sackings redundancies, temporary layoffs or retirements. 这些形式有开除，作为编余人员，暂时解雇或退休。

3 enrollment
n.注册或登记的人数；登记
参考例句：
You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。 I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-29