美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-30_在线英语听力室

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1. Susan Rice insists there was no intention to mislead the American people on the events at the US consulate¹ in Benghazi, Libya. Rice released a statement the same day she met with senators. Several key republicans say they're even more troubled than before about early statements on the attack.

2. A diagram obtained by AP shows that Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. It was leaked by officials critical of Iran's atomic program.

3. LA County prosecutors² have filed murder and drunken-driving charges against a substance abuse counselor³. The 51-year-old woman allegedly struck a pedestrian and drove for more than two miles with the dying victim on the hood⁴ of her car.

4. And the record Powerball jackpot is now even bigger. Powerball officials say they've boosted the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to 500 million dollars.

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1 consulate
n.领事馆
参考例句：
The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。 The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

2 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

3 counselor
n.顾问，法律顾问
参考例句：
The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。 Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

4 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-30