美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-09_在线英语听力室

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1. In Rio, spectators waited in long lines to access Olympic events the first day of competition. There were also reports of official Olympic bus drivers getting lost on the way to venues¹ . Organizers apologized Saturday, saying there were issues with procedures and systems in place.

2. In Belgium, two police officers were wounded Saturday after a man attacked them outside a police station with the machete. The man was purportedly² shouting "God is great" in Arabic. He approached the two at a security checkpoint. Belgium's prime minister says an investigation³ is pointing to terrorism.

3. In France, 13 people were killed, 6 others injured when fire swept through a bar at a birthday party. It happened in Rouen in Normandy. Officials say the fire appears to be accidental.

4. And president Barack Obama and the first family left for their 7th and final vacation on the Martha's vineyard as the first family. The Obama arrives Saturday to spend two weeks on the island.

Robert Bumsted, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 venues
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
参考例句：
The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。 Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。来自互联网

2 purportedly
adv.据称
参考例句：
This is purportedly the oldest tree in the world. 据称这是世界上最古老的一棵树。来自互联网 Mayor Oh Se-Hoon launched the campaign last year, purportedly to improve efficiency. 据悉，首尔市市长吴世勋于去年提出了这项旨在提高工作效率的计划。来自互联网

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-09