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AP News一分钟新闻

 

燕山大学 宋葳 编写

 

TRANSCRIPT

 

This is AP News Minute.

 

There is word of new diplomatic activity ahead of the possible summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. A top North Korean official was spotted in Beijing's airport. South Korean media reports he is heading to the US.

 

More evacuations were ordered for people near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Fast-moving lava has destroyed 82 structures, including 37 homes as of Friday.

 

Alberto was downgraded to a tropical depression after it made a landfall in the Florida panhandle. The storm is bringing heavy rain to some southern States.

 

And an American man and his wife are home in Utah after two years in jail in Venezuela. Josh Holt went to Venezuela to get married. He and his wife were locked up on weapons' charges that the US says were bogus.

 

Shirley Smith, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

 

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201805/554676.shtml

 

VOCABULARY

 

1. evacuation n. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection撤退, 走开。例如:If there's an emergency evacuation, leave all your bags, packs and possessions aboard.

2. lava n. Lava is the very hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano. 熔岩。例如: Mexico's Mount Colima began spewing lava and ash last night.

3. panhandle n. A panhandle is a narrow strip of land joined to a larger area of land. 狭长地带。

例如: ...the Texas panhandle.  ...德克萨斯狭长地带。

4. bogus adj. If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine. 伪造的

 

 

 

 

QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and complete the table with the information you have just heard.

 

Possible Summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un

A top North Korean official was ________in Beijing's airport. South Korean media reports he is heading to the US.

Evacuations near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

Fast-moving lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has destroyed __________, including 37 homes as of Friday.

Alberto 's landfall in the Florida panhandle

Alberto was downgraded to a tropical __________after it made a landfall in the Florida panhandle. The storm is bringing heavy rain to some southern States.

The Release of an American couple after 2 years in jail

Josh Holt went to Venezuela to __________. He and his wife were ___________on weapons' charges that the US says were bogus.

 

KEY

 

spotted

82 structures

depression

get married

locked up


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  • 来源:互联网 2018-07-05