亚马逊 CEO 将带家人开启首次太空之旅

Jeff Bezos will blast into space with his family on the first flight of his Blue Origin rocket

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TRANSCRIPT

This is AP News Minute.

Vice President Kamala Harris is emphasizing the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American nations to help address the increase in migration to the US. In a meeting with the president of Guatemala, Harris said residents are forced by poor living conditions to leave their homeland.

Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on the first flight of his Blue Origin rocket to carry a crew. He'll bring his younger brother along for the ride. The Bezos brothers will launch July 20th alongside the winner of an online charity auction. There is no word yet on who else might fill the six-person capsule.

The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks was shot several weeks earlier have filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta. The lawsuit says city leaders were negligent when they failed to remove armed vigilantes from the site of Brooks' shooting.

New York will lift more COVID-19 rules once 70% of adults have at least one vaccine shot. The announcement comes on the same day that Bruce Springsteen said he would return to performing on Broadway on June 26th.

VOCABULARY

1. crew n. all the people working on a ship, plane, etc. （轮船、飞机等上面的）全体工作人员。例如：None of the passengers and crew were injured. 没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。

2. negligent adj. failing to give sb. / sth. enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results 疏忽的；造成过失的。例如：The school had been negligent in not informing the child's parents about the incident. 校方疏忽了，没有向这孩子的父母通报这件事。

3. vigilante n. a member of a group of people who try to prevent crime or punish criminals in their community, especially because they think the police are not doing this （尤指认为警方不力而自发组织的）治安会会员

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.

Vice President Kamala Harris is emphasizing the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American nations to help address the increase in (Q1) ____________ to the US. In a meeting with the president of Guatemala, Harris said residents are forced by (Q2) _____________________ to leave their homeland.

Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on the first flight of his Blue Origin rocket to carry a crew. He'll bring his (Q3) _________________ along for the ride. The Bezos brothers will launch July 20th alongside the winner of an online (Q4) ________________________. There is no word yet on who else might fill the six-person capsule.

The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks was shot several weeks earlier have filed a (Q5) __________________ against the city of Atlanta. The lawsuit says city leaders were (Q6) __________________ when they failed to (Q7) ________ armed vigilantes from the site of Brooks' shooting.

New York will (Q8) _______________ more COVID-19 rules once 70% of (Q9) _____________ have at least one vaccine shot. The announcement comes on the same day that Bruce Springsteen said he would return to (Q10) _____________________ on Broadway on June 26th.

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.

Vice President Kamala Harris is emphasizing the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American nations to help address the increase in (Q1) migration to the US. In a meeting with the president of Guatemala, Harris said residents are forced by (Q2) poor living conditions to leave their homeland.

Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on the first flight of his Blue Origin rocket to carry a crew. He'll bring his (Q3) younger brother along for the ride. The Bezos brothers will launch July 20th alongside the winner of an online (Q4) charity auction. There is no word yet on who else might fill the six-person capsule.

The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks was shot several weeks earlier have filed a (Q5) lawsuit against the city of Atlanta. The lawsuit says city leaders were (Q6) negligent when they failed to (Q7) remove armed vigilantes from the site of Brooks' shooting.

New York will (Q8) lift more COVID-19 rules once 70% of (Q9) adults have at least one vaccine shot. The announcement comes on the same day that Bruce Springsteen said he would return to (Q10) performing on Broadway on June 26th.

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