美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-25_在线英语听力室

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　　1. Boston’s police commissioner¹ says investigators² believe the suspects in the Marathon bombing were likely planning other attacks. He says authorities have reason to believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and brother Tamerlan were going to attack other individuals.

　　2. Officials gave members of the media a tour of the zone damaged by an explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant. They did not allow reporters to see what was happening at the site, though four heavily damaged metal structures were visible from nearby.

　　3. Another portion of the flooded Mississippi River is closed after around 80 barges³ broke loose south of St, Louis. The river is cresting⁴ at some spots north of St, Louis, but remains⁵ on the rise south of the city.

　　4. And Princess Kate was showing a bit of baby bump. The 6 months pregnant Duchess of Cambridge honored scouts⁶ on the day of Queen’s 87th birthday.

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1 commissioner
n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员
参考例句：
The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。 He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 barges
驳船( barge的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。 There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。

4 cresting
n.顶饰v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的现在分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点
参考例句：
The old man stood with his back to the fire, cresting up erect. 老人背火昂然而立。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 Various shapes of returns like triangular, semi-circular are available for cresting your own office. 极富创意的办公桌，有着不同形装如三角形、半圆形、曲尺形及四边形，以创造您个人品位的办公室。来自互联网

5 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。

6 scouts
侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )；童子军；搜索；童子军成员
参考例句：
to join the Scouts 参加童子军 The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-25