美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-07_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders from both parties at the White House Tuesday to discuss a resolution authorizing¹ military action in Syria. He found support among lawmakers with House Speaker John Boehner saying the use of chemical weapons must be responded to. Meanwhile Secretary of State, John Kerry told the Congress that the Syria debate is about a red line that anyone with a conscience ought to draw.

2. Uncertainty² about the Syria hangs over the President Obama’s 3 days trip overseas. He is due to arrive in Stockholm Wednesday for meetings on climate change, security cooperation and trade before heading to the G20 summit in Russia.

3. And the newly built eastern span of the San Francisco – Oakland bay bridge handled its first morning commute³ Tuesday, with little fanfare⁴ and normal traffic issues. It replaces a span damaged in the 1989 earthquake. The bridge’s bike and pedestrian path also opened.

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1 authorizing
授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。 Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

2 uncertainty
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
参考例句：
Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。 After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

3 commute
vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通
参考例句：
I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。 Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

4 fanfare
n.喇叭；号角之声；v.热闹地宣布
参考例句：
The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。 A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-07