美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-11_在线英语听力室

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　　1. President Obama heads to Connecticut Monday to make the case for gun control legislation. Two Senators, a Republican and a Democrat¹ are working on a plan to expand firearms background checks.

　　2. A fire official in North Carolina says two children who were trapped when dirt fell on them at a construction site are not expect to be found alive. Crews worked through the night to find the 7-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl.

　　3. The father of slain² US diplomat³, Anne Smedinghoff says she died doing what she loved. Suicide bomber⁴ killed Smedinghoff and four other Americans in Afghanistan on Saturday.

　　4. And BP is scheduled to call its first witness on Monday. In a trial to determine the causes of the April 2010 Gulf⁵ of Mexico well blowout and oil spill.

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1 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。

2 slain
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。 His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

3 diplomat
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。 He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。 Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-11