美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-04_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama is heading to Las Vegas Tuesday to rally public support for his immigration overhaul¹ plan, a day after a bipartisan group of senators outlined their proposal. The plans are said to be somewhat similar.

2. Relatives of the victims of the September 11th attacks were able to see the suspects, during a war crimes tribunal at the US Naval² Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Five men are accused of training and aiding the hijackers.

3. A crowd of mourners held a march in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria Monday night to demand justice for the victims who died in a nightclub fire over the weekend. It's the world's worst fire of its kind in more than a decade.

4. When guns are recovered in crime scenes around the country, tracing their history is not something out of Hollywood with elaborate computer databases. The AP visits the facility in rural West Virginia where the nation's gun records are processed using paper, people and time.

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1 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 naval
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。 The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-04