美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-12_在线英语听力室

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1. Two police officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi were shot to death during a Saturday evening traffic stop. Three suspects are in custody¹. Two have been charged with capital murder.

2. A transformer failed at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in suburban² New York causing a fire that forced an automatic shutdown of a reactor³. The fire was quickly extinguished, and the reactor was deemed safe and stable.

3. Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin going to a wreath-laying ceremony of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow Sunday. The two leaders later discussed ongoing⁴ relations between the nations. The ceremony came a day after Russia celebrated⁵ Victory Day, marking the end of WWII.

4. And Pope Francis greeted Cuban president Raul Castro at the Vatican. The two men held private talks as Pope Francis played key roles in the breakthrough between Washington and Havana in restoring diplomatic ties.

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1 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

3 reactor
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。 Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

4 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-12