美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-01_在线英语听力室

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1. A fire that engulfed¹ a west Philadelphia church has been brought under control and no injury has been reported. Flames were seen shooting from the front door and side windows, as heavy black smoke rose from the century-old church.

2. Los Angeles airport officials say a false report of gunshots that sent panicked travelers fleeing came right after officers with gun drawn² detained a man dressed in black, carrying a plastic sword. Soon after hundreds of passengers raced onto streets or the tarmac, causing major flight delay.

3. Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin says she is leaving her husband Anthony Weiner after the former New York congressman³ was yet accused another sexting scandal. In a statement, Abedin said she and Weiner remain devoted⁴ to doing what's best for their son.

4. And Pope Francis met with Facebook founder⁵ and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan at Vatican on Monday. The two spoke⁶ on the use of communication technology to leave poverty across the globe.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 engulfed
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。 The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 devoted
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。 We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

5 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

6 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-01