美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-21_在线英语听力室

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President Obama's Affordable¹ Care Act goes to the House of Representatives for a new vote Wednesday. The House is voting on the president's plan to delay a key part of the health care reform law for a year.

Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro is back to court Wednesday to face an expanded indictment². Castro is accused of kidnapping three women and holding them hostage for about a decade.

A wildfire near Palm Springs, California has burned 7 homes and scorched³ 14 square miles. More than 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze.

And Russian regegade punk band Pussy⁴ Riot released a new music video, even though two of its members are in prison. The new video crticizes Russia's oil industry.

Matt Small, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 affordable
adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
参考例句：
The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。 There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

2 indictment
n.起诉；诉状
参考例句：
He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。 They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

3 scorched
烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )；使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯；高速行驶；枯焦
参考例句：
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。 The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

4 pussy
n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪
参考例句：
Why can't they leave my pussy alone?为什么他们就不能离我小猫咪远一点？ The baby was playing with his pussy.孩子正和他的猫嬉戏。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-21