美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-30_在线英语听力室

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1. Excessive speed may have been the cause behind yesterday’s train derailment in Spain that left 80 people dead. Security footage of the accident suggests the train may have been travelling as twice the speed limit as it went around a bend. 95 people are still hospitalized, including 36 in critical conditions.

2. A new poll suggests Anthony Weiner’s latest sexting scandal was taking a toll¹ on his New York City mayoral prospect². He has fallen behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a democrat³ primary race. And voters are split on whether he should drop out. Weiner had been near the top of most polls.

3. Officials say the fire is out at a natural gas well in the Gulf⁴ of Mexico that blew wild earlier in the week. Gas stopped flowing from the Well Thursday. Authorities believe it became blocked by sand sediment⁵ in the well.

4. And on the fourth day of his visit to Brazil, Pope Francis blessed the Olympic flag, visited a slum and addressed more than one million young Catholics on Copacabana beach.

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1 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。

2 prospect
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。 The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

3 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 sediment
n.沉淀，沉渣，沉积(物)
参考例句：
The sediment settled and the water was clear.杂质沉淀后，水变清了。 Sediment begins to choke the channel's opening.沉积物开始淤塞河道口。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-30