美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-07_在线英语听力室

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1.The US military says it has helped quell¹ an insurgent² uprising in Baghdad's Sadr City. Those militants³ had been attacking Iraqi soldiers and also hit a crowded marketplace. At least 20 people have been killed in clashes around the region.

2.Zimbabwe's opposition⁴ leader says he won't accept a recount or run-off in the country's presidential election. Morgan Tsvangirai claims he beat President Robert Mugabe at the polls earlier this month.

3.Some are calling it the end of a Hollywood era. Friends and family are remembering Charlton Heston. He died last night at his home in Beverly Hills, California, his wife at his side. Heston was 84.

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1 quell
v.压制，平息，减轻
参考例句：
Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。 The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

2 insurgent
adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子
参考例句：
Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。 The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

3 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。

4 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-07