美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-02-01_在线英语听力室

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1. President-elect Donald Trump¹ is set to hold a news conference in New York on Wednesday, the first since he was elected. It comes amid substantiated² reports about supposedly damaging information about Trump collected by Russia. Trump on Twitter called the reports, "Fake news".

2. President Obama went to Chicago to deliver his final speech as president. He urged Americans to get out of their bubbles and engaged in politics.

3. New Jersey³ senator Cory Booker is set to testify on Wednesday against senator Jeff Sessions, president-elect Trump's pick for attorney general. Opponents are expressing concerns about Sessions' civil rights records.

4. An avalanche⁴ dumped up to 15 feet of snow on interstate 70 in Colorado, shutting down the strait to the highway. Nobody was hurt and road has reopened.

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 substantiated
v.用事实支持（某主张、说法等），证明，证实( substantiate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The results of the tests substantiated his claims. 这些检验的结果证实了他的说法。 The statement has never been substantiated. 这一陈述从未得到证实。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 avalanche
n.雪崩，大量涌来
参考例句：
They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。 Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-02-01