美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-12-11_在线英语听力室

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1. South Korea's parliament voted to impeach¹ the country's first female president Park Geun-hye. She has been dealing² with the corruption³ scandal that has left her isolated⁴.

2. Wisconsin's presidential vote recount could be stopped. A federal judge will consider it at a hearing on Friday.

3. More than 50 vehicles were involved a chain reaction pileup as winter weather hit northern Ohio. Authorities say 19 people went to the hospital.

4. And fierce winter weather hit the Pacific northwest, blowing swirling⁵ snow made driving tough in Portland, Oregon, with hundreds of homes and business briefly⁶ lose power.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 impeach
v.弹劾；检举
参考例句：
We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。 The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句：
His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。 Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

5 swirling
v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。来自辞典例句

6 briefly
adv.简单地，简短地
参考例句：
I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。 He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-12-11