美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-30_在线英语听力室

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1. Several governors are declaring states of emergency and urging coastal¹ residents to move inland as hurricane Sandy nears. New Jersey² governor Chris Christie is ordering the evacuations of all Atlantic city casinos, and the state's barrier islands by tomorrow afternoon.

2. President Barack Obama is making his case in New Hampshire. He warned voters there to remember Mitt³ Romney raised fees in Massachusetts that hit the middle-class the hardest.

3. Mitt Romney is spending the day in Florida. He's telling crowd he can accomplish something that the President hasn't, creating a sense of bipartisanship in Washington.

4. And thousands are filled the streets in Spain, protesting the country's austerity measures. They say they are holding a minute of silence with their backs turned on parliament to express their disapproval⁴ of government public sector⁵ cuts.

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1 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 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。

3 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

4 disapproval
n.反对，不赞成
参考例句：
The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。 They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。

5 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-30