美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-01-25_在线英语听力室

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This is AP news minute.

1. President Donald Trump¹ is expected to meet with bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House on Monday. His agenda is expected to include health-care and tax reform.

2. Severe weather is blamed for killing² at least 18 people in the deep south over the weekend. At least 14 people were killed in south Georgia on Sunday, when intense fast moving storms and possible tornadoes³ moved across the state.

3. Police in San Antonio, Texas say a man was shot and killed, trying to stop two suspects from fleeing a jewelry⁴ store robbery. Several people were injured. Two suspects were caught.

4. And Major League baseball has lost one of its upcoming stars. Kansas city Royals pitcher⁵ Yordano Ventura died in a car accident in the Dominican republic. He was 25.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

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 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

4 jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。 Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

5 pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手
参考例句：
He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。 Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-01-25