美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-06_在线英语听力室

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A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Chile. The tremor¹ set off a small tsunami² as well as landslides³. Strong aftershocks are expected to follow.

The death toll⁴ of the Washington mudslide climbs to 28. Snohomish County Medical Examiner's office says 22 of those victims have been identified.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra faces Congress for a second day. Barra testified that the company took too long to act on faulty ignition switches linked to 13 traffic deaths.

And golf star Tiger Woods will be missing the Masters this year. Woods will undergo back surgery, denying him a chance for his fifth green jacket.

Emily Roseman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 tremor
n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震
参考例句：
There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。 A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。

2 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

3 landslides
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )；（山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌；滑坡；（竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
参考例句：
Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。 The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

4 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-06