AP News一分钟新闻：米歇尔·奥巴马批评特朗普
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【TRANSCRIPT】
This is AP News Minute.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama capped off the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. She emotionally implored Americans to vote for Joe Biden and said that if President Trump is re-elected, things can and will get worse.
President Trump campaigned in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the official host state of the virtual Democratic convention. He pushed his law and order message and called Joe Biden "a puppet of left-wing extremists."
Texas has now confirmed more than 10,000 coronavirus deaths. About 80% of them have occurred since June 1st, when the state was weeks into one of the country's fastest reopenings.
Wildfires were reported across parts of the San Francisco Bay area and Northern California on Monday. California is also dealing with an extreme heat wave that is forecast to last until Friday or Saturday.
Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/202008/616671.shtml
【VOCABULARY】
1. cap off: finish or complete, especially with some decisive action 结束（某事）。
2. implore v. (literary) to ask sb. to do sth. in an anxious way because you want or need it very much 恳求；哀求。
用法：
（动词 + 名词短语 + 带to的不定式）例如：She implored him to stay. 她恳求他留下。
（动词 + 直接引语）例如：‘Help me, ’ he implored. “救救我吧。” 他哀求道。
（动词 + 名词短语）例如：Tell me it's true. I implore you. 告诉我那是真的，求求你。
3. puppet n. (usually disapproving) a person or group whose actions are controlled by another 傀儡。例如：The occupying forces set up a puppet government. 占领军建立了一个傀儡政府。
【QUESTIONS】
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
This is AP News Minute.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama capped off the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. She emotionally (Q1) _________________ Americans to (Q2) ____________ Joe Biden and said that if President Trump is re-elected, things can and will (Q3) ____________.
President Trump campaigned in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the official (Q4) ______________state of the virtual Democratic convention. He pushed his law and order message and called Joe Biden "a (Q5) ________________of left-wing extremists."
Texas has now confirmed more than 10,000 (Q6) ________________deaths. About (Q7) _________ of them have occurred since June 1st, when the state was weeks into one of the country's fastest (Q8) ________________________.
(Q9) _____________________were reported across parts of the San Francisco Bay area and Northern California on Monday. California is also dealing with an (Q10) _____________________ that is forecast to last until Friday or Saturday.
【KEY】
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
This is AP News Minute.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama capped off the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. She emotionally (Q1) implored Americans to (Q2) vote for Joe Biden and said that if President Trump is re-elected, things can and will (Q3) get worse.
President Trump campaigned in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the official (Q4) host state of the virtual Democratic convention. He pushed his law and order message and called Joe Biden "a (Q5) puppet of left-wing extremists."
Texas has now confirmed more than 10,000 (Q6) coronavirus deaths. About (Q7) 80% of them have occurred since June 1st, when the state was weeks into one of the country's fastest (Q8) reopenings.
(Q9) Wildfires were reported across parts of the San Francisco Bay area and Northern California on Monday. California is also dealing with an (Q10) extreme heat wave that is forecast to last until Friday or Saturday.