美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-17_在线英语听力室

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1. Former US Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has died. The Republican-turned-Democrat, who played a key role in many Supreme¹ Court nominations², was 82. Specter died Sunday morning from complications of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

2. Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed on earth after a jump from the stratosphere in what could be the world's first supersonic skydive. Baumgartner landed in eastern New Mexico desert minutes after jumping from 24 miles.

3. Anti-narcotics police in Afghanistan burned 25 tons of drugs. Officials say the drugs, drug-making chemicals and alcohol were seized around the capital in the last 9 months.

4. The final journey of Space Shuttle Endeavour was slowed down by trees and other items as it crawled its way to the California Science Museum in Los Angeles. It was supposed to arrive Saturday night, but the trip stretched into Sunday.

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1 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 nominations
n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。来自《简明英汉词典》 Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-17