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12岁女孩赢得美国拼写大赛冠军

This is AP News Minute.

The Trump¹ administration remains² steadfast³ about the decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord. EPA Administor Scott Pruitt said on Friday that the country has "nothing to be apologetic about."

China said the Paris agreement on climate change represents the broadest consensus⁴ in the international community and should be cherished. China is the world's highest emitter of man-made carbon dioxide.

Five countries have won uncontested elections in the UN General Assembly to serve two-year terms on the Security Council. Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland all received a seat at the table. The 193-member assembly also voted for the Netherlands to join the council for one year.

National spelling champion, 12-year-old Ananya Vinay, said on Friday that the key to her success was lots of reading and studying foreign language for two years. Vinay was crowned champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest on Thursday. The six-grader is taking home more than 40,000 dollars in cash and prizes.

Noreen Nasir, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 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。

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 steadfast
adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的
参考例句：
Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。 He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。

4 consensus
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
参考例句：
Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？ What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 12岁女孩赢得美国拼写大赛冠军