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1. The day on the Capitol Hill, Christopher Wray told senators his loyalty¹ is to the constitution. He pledged strict independent as the incoming FBI director. Wray said he had not made loyalty to president Donald Trump².

2. President Donald Trump released a tweet this morning, comon Donald Trump Jr. interview last night with Sean Hannity of Fox News. He said his son was open, transparent³ and innocent about the meeting with Russian lawyer. The president leaves this evening for Bastille day celebration in France.

3. Federal reserve chair Janet Yellen spared with house republicans on the issue of audits⁴ for the central bank. Republicans are pushing for Yellen to have the government accounting⁵ office is examining the fed's monetary⁶ policy. Yellen pushed back, saying "Any change could complicate⁷ the fed's political independence".

4. And in antarctica, a vast iceberg⁸ has broken off from a key floating ice shelf. The new chunk⁹ weighs more than 1 trillion tons and if smelted¹⁰, can fill Lake Erie twice. Scientists say they'll need a new map as a result.

Tom Ritchie, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 loyalty
n.忠诚，忠心
参考例句：
She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。 His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

2 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。

3 transparent
adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的
参考例句：
The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。 The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

4 audits
n.审计，查账( audit的名词复数 )v.审计，查账( audit的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Requires that use of all bond funds is subject to independent audits. 需要使用的所有债券基金是受独立审计。来自互联网 Support the locations during customer-visits, audits and quality-improvement programs. 支持客户参观，稽核和提高品质等项目。来自互联网

5 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

6 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

7 complicate
vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂
参考例句：
There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。 These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

8 iceberg
n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人
参考例句：
The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。 The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。

9 chunk
n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）
参考例句：
They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。 The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

10 smelted
v.熔炼，提炼（矿石）( smelt的过去式和过去分词 )；合演( costar的过去式和过去分词 )；闻到；嗅出
参考例句：
The lead paste is smelted in a blast furnace. 铅团在鼓风炉中被溶解。来自互联网 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 铁从地里挖出，铜从石中熔化。来自互联网

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-07-14