美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-14_在线英语听力室

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1. Canada's national police force says it stopped a suicide bombing by killing¹ the man who was plotting to carry it out. Canadian authorities say the suspect was killed in a police operation Wednesday in the city of Strathroy, about 140 miles southwest of Toronto.

2. A large apartment building fire injured two dozens people in Sliver² Spring, Maryland, just outside Washington D.C. At least two firefighters were hurt. Authorities say the fire broke out late Wednesday night.

3. A man is under arrest in west of Arkansas, accused of killing a sheriff deputy and wounding the police chief. Authorities say Billy Monroe was trying to raise a ruckus before the upcoming court appearance.

4. And a 20-year old man who tried to climb up Trump³ tower in New York was taken to hospital for evaluation⁴. Police identified the man as 20-year old from Virginia, who was seeking a private audience with the republican presidential nominee⁵ Donald Trump.

Diane Kepley, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 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。

2 sliver
n.裂片，细片，梳毛；v.纵切，切成长片，剖开
参考例句：
There was only one sliver of light in the darkness.黑暗中只有一点零星的光亮。 Then,one night,Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reappear.之后的一天晚上，莫尼卡看到了一个月牙。

3 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 evaluation
n.估价，评价；赋值
参考例句：
I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。 The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。

5 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-14