美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-11_在线英语听力室

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1. More than 100,000 customers in Pennsylvania still are without power Saturday following this week’s massive ice storm. The state’s Public Utility Commission is reviewing the response. 850,000 homes and businesses loss power in Wednesday’s storm.

2. In France, two people are killed when a rockslide derails a tourist train in the Alps. Officials say a boulder¹ slid down in the mountain, caving in the side of the train on impact. Nine others onboard were injured.

3. And a fiery² wreck³ in Argentina kills 16 people and injures 12 aboard a bus. Witnesses say it collided with another truck that was driving the wrong way down a highway.

4. And the first golden medal of the 2014 Olympics goes to the USA, Sage⁴ Kostenburg taking the first place in the first ever snowboard slope style event. The Utah native credits his win with using a trick he created.

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1 boulder
n.巨砾；卵石，圆石
参考例句：
We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。 He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

2 fiery
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
参考例句：
She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。 His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

3 wreck
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
参考例句：
Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。 No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

4 sage
n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的
参考例句：
I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。 The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-11