美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-17_在线英语听力室

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1. All is quiet in the hunt for the missing Malaysian jet. No new transmission from black box’s location beacons¹ have been reported since Tuesday. Searchers continued their efforts despite the lack of pings.

2. Russia is accusing Ukraine’s President of launching a criminal operation. The government is putting together a large scale anti terrorist operation to resist the attacks by pro-Russian forces.

3. NASA is pushing ahead with their planned launch of a supply ship to the international space station. The launch comes despite a critical outage at the outpost. NASA officials say the situation is safe.

4. And Pope Francis celebrated² Palm Sunday in St, Peter’s Square. The Pontiff spoke³ entirely⁴ off the cuff⁵, marking the holy week for the Rome Catholic Church.

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1 beacons
灯塔( beacon的名词复数 )；烽火；指路明灯；无线电台或发射台
参考例句：
A chain of beacons was lit across the region. 整个地区点起了一系列灯塔。 Lighthouse and beacons flash at night. 晚上灯塔与信号台闪着光。

2 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。 His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

5 cuff
n.袖口；手铐；护腕；vt.用手铐铐；上袖口
参考例句：
She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。 Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗？

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-17