美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-25_在线英语听力室

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1. In Newtown, Connecticut and across the country, bells have chimed to mark one week since the shootings that left 20 school children dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

2. The CEO of NRA is calling for armed police officers to be posted in schools following the tragedy in Newtown. He blames video games, movies and music videos for exposing children to a violent culture.

3. President Barack Obama has nominated senator John Kerry as his next Secretary of State. If confirmed, the Massachusetts Democrat¹ would succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Obama's second-term Cabinet.

4. Viral Star Psy has reached a new milestone². His video for "Gangnam Style" is the first to reach one billion views on Youtube.

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-25