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 This is AP News Minute

 
Islamic State extremists claiming that an American woman held hostage1 by the group was killed on Fridayby a Jordanian airstrike. The woman identified as Kayla Jean Muller, an American who went to Syria to do aid work.  But hasn’t been any verification of the claim and the US says has not seen evidence of herdeath. 
 
The leaders of Germany and France, making a trip to Moscow Friday seeking a ceasefire and peace agreement in Ukraine. Germen Chancellor2 Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande trying to salvage3 a peace agreement and avoid a military solution to the year-long conflict.
 
In New York, the funeral for the driver of an SUV involved in a deadly commuter4 train crash earlier this week. NTSB officials said Friday the train was penetrated5 by 15 sections of the third rail after it struck the SUV.
 
And in Berlin, zoo officials are showing off their newest offspring6. This baby orangutan “Rieke” was born on January 12, but later abandoned by her mother. She’s been nursed and cared for by the zoo staff.
 
Robert Bumsted, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 hostage ocLxD     
n.人质，抵押品
参考例句：
  • One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
  • Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage?你看了关于营救人质的文章了吗？
2 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
参考例句：
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
3 salvage ECHzB     
v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救
参考例句：
  • All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
  • The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。
4 commuter ZXCyi     
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
  • Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
  • She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
5 penetrated 61c8e5905df30b8828694a7dc4c3a3e0     
adj. 击穿的，鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
  • The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
  • They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before. 他们已进入先前没人去过的地区。
6 offspring oIlx7     
n.子女，子孙，后代，（动物的）崽
参考例句：
  • Jack is her only offspring.杰克是她唯一的后代。
  • This device is the offspring of his inventive mind.这一装置是他那长于发明的头脑的产儿。

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