美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-2_在线英语听力室

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1. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump¹ is getting criticism from republicans and democrats² alike, one day before the Super-Tuesday primary. Trump got an implicit³ endorsement⁴ from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and refused to denounce it.

2. The American student detained in North Korea spoke⁵ to a report on Monday. The university of Virginia student Otto Warmbier apologized for what he described as his crime and begged to let him out.

3. A 70-year old pastor⁶ of a church in Dayton, Ohio was shot and killed Sunday. The pastor's brother was arrested and faced a murder charge.

4. And China is getting ready to put its second experimental space station into work around the earth this year, and put 2 astronauts on board for several days. China launched its first space station several years ago.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 implicit
a.暗示的，含蓄的，不明晰的，绝对的
参考例句：
A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers. 士兵必须绝对服从他的长官。 Her silence gave implicit consent. 她的沉默表示默许。

4 endorsement
n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注
参考例句：
We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。 His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

5 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 pastor
n.牧师，牧人
参考例句：
He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。 We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-2