美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-31_在线英语听力室

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This is AP News Minute.

An American journalist released by a Syrian extremist group over the weekend has reunited with his family in the United States. Peter Theo Curtis met his mother at Boston's Logan International Airport Tuesday night.

An open-ended cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants¹ in the Gaza Strip seems to be holding. The cease-fire went into effect Tuesday night local time.

A new-born baby is in extremely critical condition after her 24-year-old mother left her in a neighbor's trash can. The child was heard by a woman in suburban² Salt Lake City who thought she heard a kitten meowing.

Preparations are underway along southern California beaches in anticipation³ of potentially damaging surf spawned⁴ by hurricane Marie. Meanwhile, surfers say they're hoping for swells⁵ up to 30 feet when the storm system peaks.

Bob McCall, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

3 anticipation
n.预期，预料，期望
参考例句：
We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。 The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

4 spawned
（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）( spawn的过去式和过去分词 )；大量生产
参考例句：
The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。 The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

5 swells
增强( swell的第三人称单数 )；肿胀；（使）凸出；充满（激情）
参考例句：
The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。 A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-31