美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-11_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama called on lawmakers to set up a post-election agenda. Obama called House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority leader Harry¹ Reid, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi following his re-election.

2. Official said 39 people were killed in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Guatemala. There are also reports of landslides² in a town near the northwest border of Mexico.

3. A nor'easter is threatening New York and New Jersey³. Thousands of people in low-lying neighborhoods swamped by superstorm Sandy are being warned to clear out. Forecasters expect rain, wet snow and 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts⁴ in the storm-battered region.

4. And Penn State's former president is free on $125,000 unsecured bail⁵ after being arraigned⁶. Graham Spanier faces charges related to the child sex abuse case of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The 64-year-old denies the allegations and claims he's being framed for political purposes.

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1 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 landslides
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )；（山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌；滑坡；（竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
参考例句：
Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。 The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

3 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )；（怒、笑等的）爆发；（感情的）迸发；发作
参考例句：
Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。 Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

5 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

6 arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。 She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-11