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This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻节目。

At least 7 people are dead after a tour bus and a semi-truck crashed early Sunday on a freeway near Palm Springs, California. The California Highway Patrol says at least 30 others were injured. There's no word yet on what caused the crash.

周六早些时候，一辆旅游巴士和小卡车在加利福尼亚棕榈泉附近一条高速公路上相撞，造成至少7人死亡。加利福尼亚高速巡警表示，另外还有至少30人受伤。目前关于车祸起因还没有任何消息。

Defense¹ Secretary Ash Carter visited Northern Iraq Sunday for a closer assessment² of the fight against the Islamic State group. He met with Kurdish leaders whose forces have launched a new defensive³ in the operation to wrest⁴ Mosul from the militants⁵ and with U.S. service members who are not far from the battle.

周日，美国国防部长卡特(Ash Carter)视察了伊拉克北部，更近距离地评估打击伊斯兰国激进组织的战斗。他还会见了库尔德领导人。在从IS激进分子手中夺回摩苏尔的行动中，库尔德力量和距离战斗不远处的美国军人发动了新的防守行动。

With just over two weeks to go before Election Day, the presidential candidates are pushing their messages in battleground states. Hillary Clinton spent the day in North Carolina. Donald Trump⁶ was campaigning in must-win Florida. His camp acknowledging he's trailing in the race, but insisting he still has a viable⁷ path to win the White House.

距离选举日还有两周多的时间，总统候选人们在竞争激烈的州继续传达自己的信息。希拉里·克林顿走访了北卡罗来纳。唐纳德·特朗普在必须取胜的佛罗里达州活动。他的阵营承认他在竞选中已经落后，但是坚持称他仍有可能入主白宫。

And it's been a day following a long night of celebration for Chicago Cubs⁸' fans, who are heading to the world series for the first time in 71 years.

一天前，芝加哥小熊队球迷举行了整晚的庆祝活动。这是71年来的首次挺进世界职业棒球大赛。

Kelly Daschle, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

Kelly Daschle为您报道美联社一分钟新闻。

1 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。

2 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

3 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

4 wrest   

n.扭，拧，猛夺；v.夺取，猛扭，歪曲

参考例句：

• The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了。
• You wrest my words out of their real meaning.你曲解了我话里的真正含义。

5 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

6 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。

7 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

8 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》