AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-19_在线英语听力室

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1.The Federal Reserve says it’s opening a new front in its battle to lift the country out of recession. It announced today that it will buy up to 300 billion dollars in long term Treasury¹ securities over the next six months.

2.The head of financially strapped² AIG told Congress he’s heard the rage over executive bonuses and has called on employees to voluntarily return at least half of the money. However he says the bonuses could be defended as a legal obligation of the company.

3.The Pope is set to meet with representatives of Cameroon's sizable Muslim minority Thursday. Today he spoke⁴ to the country’s 31 bishops⁵ and spent time with the president.

4.North Carolina coach Roy Williams says there's a huge probability point guard Ty Lawson won’t play in the Tar³ Heel's NCAA tournament opener. Lawson also missed the ACC tournament last week and the Heels were upset without him.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.strapped: adj.

having little or no money at the moment

2.upset: vt.

to defeat an opponent who is considered to be much better than you

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1 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 strapped
adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带
参考例句：
Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。来自《简明英汉词典》 The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tar
n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于
参考例句：
The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。 We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。

4 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。

5 bishops
（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )；（国际象棋的）象
参考例句：
Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。 "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-19