美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-02_在线英语听力室

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1. The Senate is on the cusp of approving historical immigration legislation offering citizenship¹ to millions in the US illegally and spending billions of dollars to secure the border.

2. After a one-woman filibuster² and a raucous³ crowd helped derail a GOP led effort to restrict Texas abortions⁴. Governor Rick Perry announced that he is calling lawmakers back next week to try again.

3. New England Patriots⁵ tight end, Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting death of a friend.

4. Justin Bieber has been sued by a paparazzo who claims the singer kicked and punched him last year at a southern California shopping center.

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1 citizenship
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。 Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

2 filibuster
n.妨碍议事，阻挠；v.阻挠
参考例句：
A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。 The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。

3 raucous
adj.(声音)沙哑的，粗糙的
参考例句：
I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.我听见楼上传来沙哑的笑声。 They heard a bottle being smashed,then more raucous laughter.他们听见酒瓶摔碎的声音，然后是一阵更喧闹的笑声。

4 abortions
n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育
参考例句：
The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。来自互联网 Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。来自互联网

5 patriots
爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。 These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-02