美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-15_在线英语听力室

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1. President Barack Obama welcomed French President Francois Hollande to the White House Tuesday morning. The pair met in the Oval Office for nearly 2 hours before a joint¹ news conference. France is considered a key partner in both Syrian and Iranian international efforts.

2. During the joint news conference, Obama said there is enormous frustration² over the situation in Syria. “We still have horrendous³ situation on the ground in Syria. I don’t think anybody disputes that. And …” The President said the Syrian situation remains⁴ one of the top national security priorities.

3. Forecasters are predicting a potentially catastrophic winter storm for Georgia and other parts of the south. The region could be covered by a thick layer ice Wednesday morning. People are staying home and off the road.

4. And in what many are calling a Sochi shocker, snowboard downhill artist Shaun White didn’t win a medal. He finished fourth in the half pipe, losing to a kid they called the i-pod.

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1 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 frustration
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
参考例句：
He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。 He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

3 horrendous
adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的
参考例句：
He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。 The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。

4 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-15