美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-04-05_在线英语听力室

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1. The senate intelligence committee holds a hearing on Thursday into Russia' meddling¹ of U.S 2016 election. The committee's top republican and democrat² are pledging to steer³ clear of politics.

2. At least 13 people are dead after a small bus and a pickup⁴ truck collided on a two-land highway west of San Antonio. Authorities say the pick-up swirled⁵ into a wrong lane, hitting the bus head-on. The bus was carrying senior from a church.

3. A federal judge in Hawaii extended an order blocking president Trump's travel ban on six Muslim majority nations. Hawaii officials say the ban discriminates⁶ against Muslims.

4. And the South Korea court questioned the ex-president about the corruption⁷ scandal that drove her from office. It's deciding if she should be arrested.

Shirley Smith, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 meddling
v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。来自辞典例句 They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。来自辞典例句

2 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 steer
vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶
参考例句：
If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。 It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

4 pickup
n.拾起，获得
参考例句：
I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。\|\|The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

5 swirled
v.旋转，打旋( swirl的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。 The water swirled down the drain. 水打着旋流进了下水道。

6 discriminates
分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的第三人称单数 )；歧视，有差别地对待
参考例句：
The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers. 这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。 One test governs state legislation that discriminates against interstate commerce. 一个检验约束歧视州际商业的州立法。来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

7 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-04-05