美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-09_在线英语听力室

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

1. A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. The full Senate is expected to vote on the measure next week.

2. Earlier Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the credibility of the international community and Congress are on the line if a chemical attack on civilians¹ in Syria goes unanswered. He delivered that message at a news conference in Sweden.

3. The three victims of Cleveland kidnapper² and rapist Ariel Castro haven't commented on Castro's suicide in an Ohio prison. But the prosecutor³ who handled the case said it shows that Castro couldn't take, even for a month, a small portion of what he dished out to the women for more than a decade.

4. Stocks rose on Wall Street after automakers reported sharply higher sales for August, the industry's best month in six years.

点击

收听单词发音

1 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 kidnapper
n.绑架者，拐骗者
参考例句：
The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。 The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。

3 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

在线英语听力室_免费在线英语听力学习网站

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-09