美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-14_在线英语听力室

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1. New Jersey¹ Governor, Chris Christie moved quickly Thursday to stop a political scandal widening by firing one of his top aides. He also apologized for his staff, saying he didn’t know about the engineer traffic jams as retribution against a democratic mayor.

2. Defense² Secretary Chuck Hagel is making a rare visit to an air force nuclear missile base in Wyoming. He hopes to boost morale³ among service members who safe guard the nation’s Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles.

3. A suicide bomber⁴ blew himself up at a military recruiting centre in Baghdad on Thursday killing⁵ at least 21 people. The attack was widely seen as retaliation⁶ against the Iraqi government’s campaign to retake two cities overrun by al-Qaeda militants⁷.

4. And a ship full of supplies is on its way to the international space station. The unman rocket blasted off from Wallops Island, Virginia after a series of delays.

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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 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 morale
n.道德准则，士气，斗志
参考例句：
The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。 He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

4 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。 Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 retaliation
n.报复，反击
参考例句：
retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复 He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-14