美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-19_在线英语听力室

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1. P. J. Oshie scored the game winning goal in the shoot-out as USA and Russia met in the Olympic hockey. The game was tied 2-2 at the end of regulation and Oshie scored 4 goals in 6 shots as he got the victory.

2. Another blast¹ snow is making its way into the North East as states continue to dig out from this week's winter weather. Meteorologists say 10 to 14 inches of snow is expected in the eastern of Massachusetts and parts of Rhode island.

3. A "No" vote on unionizing a VW plant to Tennessee is being viewed as a setback² for organized labor³ in the south. Many labor experts expect the vote to the other way because VW has tacitly endorsed⁴ the union.

4. Dozens people dressed up in costume for a Nordic walk to kick off the start of Venice carnival. The annual event dates back to the 13th century and runs through early March.

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1 blast
v.炸毁，摧毁；n.爆炸，爆破，一阵，汽笛声
参考例句：
A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night.昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心。 Not until last week was the project in full blast.工程直到上星期才全部开工。

2 setback
n.退步，挫折，挫败
参考例句：
Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。 She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 endorsed
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。来自《简明英汉词典》 The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-19