美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-18_在线英语听力室

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1. Protests were held in numerous cities, over a Florida court finding George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teen, Trayvon Martin. Some protesters were arrested in LA after shutting down Sunset Boulevard.

2. The journalist who published NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s information says Snowden has a blueprint¹ that explains how the National Security Agency works. Glenn Greenwald also said Snowden has more information to reveal.

3. Police in Northern Ireland arrested more than 30 demonstrators Sunday. Demonstrators and police clashed over the weekend as police try to stop protestant demonstrators from marching near mainly catholic areas.

4. And the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is auctioning² off about 10,000 items from the Old Wild West. The city bought the items years ago in hopes of putting them in a museum. It’s selling them because it’s close to bankruptcy³.

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1 blueprint
n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划
参考例句：
All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。 The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

2 auctioning
v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。来自辞典例句 So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？来自电影对白

3 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-18