美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-3_在线英语听力室

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1. …Friday of end-stage chronic¹ obstructive pulmonary disease in his LA home. He was 83.

2. The House has cleared the way for passage of short-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and avert² a partial agency shutdown, came just hours ahead the midnight deadline to fund the agency.

3. Authorities say 7 people were shot to death and one was wounded in attacks in a small southeastern Missouri town. The suspected gunman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Possible motive³ hasn’t been released. Authorities say the body of an older woman who died of natural causes was also found but they’re not calling her a victim at this time.

4. And US Coast Guards ice breakers are helping⁴ clear thick ice from the Hudson river. The coast guard says they are helping commercial vessels⁵ carrying heating oil, gas and other things flowing. Much of the river has been frozen over in recent weeks.

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1 chronic
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的
参考例句：
Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。 Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

2 avert
v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)
参考例句：
He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。 I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

3 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

4 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。来自《简明英汉词典》 All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-3