美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-28_在线英语听力室

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1. Police in New York State say a man who ambushed¹ firefighters served 17 years for manslaughter in the death of his grandmother. Police say the 62-year-old killed himself after setting fire to his house, killing² 2 firefighters.

2. In Newtown, Connecticut, messages of hope for the town on Christmas Eve 10 days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre³. Twenty school-aged children died along with 6 adults.

3. Signs of a strong holiday shopping weekend. A big shopping mall operator reporting good sales. But many last minute shoppers are saying they are spending less than last year.

4. From the Vatican to Afghanistan, Christmas is marked with lights and meals, stars and nativity scenes. In Finland, a reindeer⁴ and an appearance by Santa.

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1 ambushed
v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着
参考例句：
The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。来自《简明英汉词典》 The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。 If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

4 reindeer
n.驯鹿
参考例句：
The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。 The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-28