美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-22_在线英语听力室

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An associated professor at Penn State University was removed from an American Airlines flight after a mid¹ air rant². The passenger yelled on the plane about US-Venezuela relations and was seen on video lighting³ a cigarette and blaming it on a fellow passenger.

Relief workers got their first glimpse at the davastation across remote regions of Vanuatu following cyclone⁴ Pam. Poor weather and downed communication lines hampered⁵ efforts to reach the outer islands where more than 80 percent of homes were partially⁶ or completely destroyed.

San Francisco 49ers's linebacker Chris Borland is quitting football, worried about possibility of severe head trauma⁷. The 24-year-old rookie told ESPN he wants to "do what's best for my health."

And everyone is a little bit Irish as St.Patrick's Day celebrations take place across the country. The St.Patrick's Day parade in New York drew thousands. And the White House even got into the spirit by turning the fountain on the south lawn green.

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1 mid
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。 He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 rant
v.咆哮；怒吼；n.大话；粗野的话
参考例句：
You can rant and rave at the fine,but you'll still have to pay it.你闹也好，骂也好，罚金还是得交。 If we rant on the net,the world is our audience.如果我们在网络上大声嚷嚷，全世界都是我们的听众。

3 lighting
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
参考例句：
The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。 The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

4 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。 The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

5 hampered
妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。 So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

6 partially
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。 The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

7 trauma
n.外伤，精神创伤
参考例句：
Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。 The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-22