美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-22_在线英语听力室

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1. AT&T says it will buy the Direct TV for 48 billion dollars in cash and stock. AT&T says the deal will give it the ability to deliver premium¹ content to multiple points, including smart phones, tablets, TV and laptops.

2. Same-sex marriages could begin in Oregon today. A judge is set to issue a ruling on a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s gay marriage ban.

3. Floods and landslides² are creating a new danger for residents of southeast Europe’s Balkans region. The area’s worst floods in more than a century are disturbing landmines³ from the 1990’s war in the former Yugoslavia and washing away their warning signs.

4. Strong winds are fanning a wildfire that’s growing near Reno, Nevada. Fire fighters are going into by helicopter since roads don’t reach much of the wildness area.

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1 premium
n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的
参考例句：
You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。 Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

2 landslides
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )；（山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌；滑坡；（竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
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Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。 The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

3 landmines
潜在的冲突；地雷，投伞水雷( landmine的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The treaty bans the use production and trade of landmines. 该条约规定，禁止使用地雷相关产品及贸易。 One of the weapon's of special concern was landmines. 在引起人们特别关注的武器中就有地雷。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-22