美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-14_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama has paid tribute at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington Memorial Cemetery¹. He says the wreath he laid at the Tomb of the Unknowns is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform.

2. Fire officials in Indianapolis are investigating the cause of a massive explosion last night. About three dozen homes were damaged or destroyed and two people were killed. Seven people were taken to a hospital with injuries.

3. A strong earthquake of magnitude-6.8 struck Myanmar Sunday. It collapsed² a bridge and a gold mine. The quake also damaged several old Buddhist³ pagodas⁴. As many as 12 people are feared dead.

3. And a world champion free diver amazed spectators at France's largest aquarium⁵ by swimming with sharks. Pierre Frolla said he had been afraid of sharks in the past, and it was only by regularly swimming with them that he was able to overcome his fear.

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1 cemetery
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。 His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 Buddhist
adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒
参考例句：
The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。 In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

4 pagodas
塔，宝塔( pagoda的名词复数 )
参考例句：
A dream is more romantic than scarlet pagodas by a silver sea. 梦中的风光比银白海洋旁边绯红的宝塔更加旖旎艳丽。 Tabinshwehti placed new spires on the chief Mon pagodas. 莽瑞体在孟人的主要佛塔上加建了新的塔顶。

5 aquarium
n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸
参考例句：
The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。 I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-14