美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-12_在线英语听力室

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1. Oscar Pistorious broke down in sobs¹ and howls at his murder trial on Tuesday, forcing a brief adjournment². The star athlete was testifying about the moment he realized that he had shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as opposed to an intruder.

2. At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy said a twitter-like program reportedly designed to foster dissent³ in Cuba was “Cockamamie Idea” that was not adequately described to congress when developed by the USA ID.

3. The reverend Al Sharpton says a “smoking gun” report that he spied on New York mafia figures in 1980s is old news. Sharpton says he cooperated with an FBI investigation⁴ but never considered himself an informant.

4. And the animals at the Paris Zoo are getting ready to their close-up. The zoo reopens to the public this weekend after a multi-year and multi-million-dollar makeover.

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1 sobs
啜泣（声），呜咽（声）( sob的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She was struggling to suppress her sobs. 她拼命不让自己哭出来。 She burst into a convulsive sobs. 她突然抽泣起来。

2 adjournment
休会；延期；休会期；休庭期
参考例句：
The adjournment of the case lasted for two weeks. 该案休庭期为两周。 The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case. 律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。

3 dissent
n./v.不同意，持异议
参考例句：
It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。 He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-12