美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-11-27_在线英语听力室

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This is AP News Minute.

The holiday shopping season is underway as shoppers celebrate Black Friday by rushing into stores searching for bargins. The nation's largest retail¹ group says it expects holiday sales to be up 3.6 percent for November and December.

US officials say a US service member has died in Syria after an improvised² device explosion. A military statement didn't identify the service member or say when the blast³ happened.

Louisville, Kentucky police are still searching for suspects after a Thanksgiving Day shooting during a football game at a riverfront park. 2 people were killed, 2 others wounded.

And Florence Henderson has died at the age of 82, one day after the actress was hospitalized for heart failure. She's best known as the mom from TV's "Brady Bunch."

Matt Small, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。 These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 improvised
a.即席而作的,即兴的
参考例句：
He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。 We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。

3 blast
v.炸毁，摧毁；n.爆炸，爆破，一阵，汽笛声
参考例句：
A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night.昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心。 Not until last week was the project in full blast.工程直到上星期才全部开工。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-11-27