美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-07-17_在线英语听力室

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1. Donald Trump¹ Jr. says he was expecting damaging information about Hillary Clinton when he met with the Russian lawyer last year. President Trump's son told Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel, in retrospect², he probably would have done things differently.

2. U.S officials say a fair missile defense³ system based in Alaska successfully shot down a test missile over the Pacific. That has successfully intercepted⁴ 15 missiles in 15 tests.

3. Mississippi's governor is warning people not to remove debris⁵ from the side of a military plane that crashed on Monday. 16 people died in that crash, including 15 marines.

4. And the American league won the major baseball All Star game, beating the national league 2-1. Robinson Cano was named MVP after hitting a 10th-inning home run.

Shirley Smith, 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 retrospect
n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯
参考例句：
One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。 In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。

3 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )；截住；截击；拦阻
参考例句：
Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。 Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

5 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-07-17