美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-21_在线英语听力室

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1. At least 4 marines are dead after a gunman attacked 2 military facilities in Tennessee. The suspect identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez was also killed. Officials are investigating a possible motive¹.

2. A South Carolina judge set a trial date of July,2016 for Dylann Roof. The 21-year-old is accused of killing² 9 people inside a Charleston church last month.

3. President Barack Obama's push for a fair prison system took him to one in Oklahoma. The White House says Obama is the first sitting president to see the inside of a federal³ prison. He toured a cell block and met a group of non-violent drug offenders⁴.

4. Iraq's government declared Thursday an official holiday. Iraqis are trying to keep cool with temperatures at some places soaring⁵ above 122 degrees. The heatwave comes as Muslims are fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 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。

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 federal
adj.联盟的；联邦的；(美国)联邦政府的
参考例句：
Switzerland is a federal republic.瑞士是一个联邦共和国。 The schools are screaming for federal aid.那些学校强烈要求联邦政府的援助。

4 offenders
n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）
参考例句：
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。 Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

5 soaring
adj.往上爬升的；高耸的
参考例句：
The house prices in the city seemed soaring up without limit. 这个城市的房价好像在无限制地飞涨。 They were amazed at the soaring drive of our oil workers. 他们对我国石油工人的冲天干劲感到惊奇。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-21