AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-25_在线英语听力室

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1.An FBI official says New Jersey¹'s corruption² problem may be the worst in the nation. The mayors of three New Jersey cities, two state legislators and several rabbis are among more than 40 people arrested in a sweeping³ corruption investigation⁴. It started as a probe into an international money laundering⁵ ring.

2.President Barack Obama says he's ‘OK’ with Congress not making his deadline for a vote on overhauling⁶ health care. But President says he wants the plan to keep moving forward despite the delay. He says change cannot come quickly enough.

3.Colleagues from CBS and throughout broadcast journalism⁷ are among those who gathered at a New York church for the funeral of Walter Cronkite. The longtime CBS news anchorman died Friday at 92.

4.And a San Diego judge has delayed indefinitely his order to remove a harbor seal colony. The judge told the city earlier this week the seals had to be gone by this morning but the state’s governor signed a bill allowing them to stay.

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1 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。 Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 laundering
n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）
参考例句：
Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。来自《简明英汉词典》 He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 overhauling
n.大修；拆修；卸修；翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 )；大修；赶上；超越
参考例句：
I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。来自辞典例句 Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。来自互联网

7 journalism
n.新闻工作，报业
参考例句：
He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。 He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-25