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 This is AP News Minute. 1. In a stunning1 move, house majority leader Kevin McCarthy has withdrawn2 his candidacy for speaker, and the election for the position has been postponed3. Republican lawmaker said McCarthy told colleagues at the start of the GOP conference he was not the right person for the job. 2. A US airman who helped thwart4 a French train attack is in a California hospital after being stabbed in Sacramento. An Air Force spokesman said the airman first-class Spencer Stone is in stable condition and that the attack was being handled by local law enforcement. 3. Volkswagen’s top US executive has apologized for the emission5 related scandal engulfing6 the automaker. Volkswagen American CEO Michael Horn told a House subcommittee his company’s admission of rigging diesel7 cars to bypass emission test was ‘deeply troubling’.

4. And in China, tourism officials are closing a newly opened glass walkway in central China after cracks appeared in the structure. The closure happened at the height of the weeklong National Day holiday.

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1 stunning NhGzDh     
adj.极好的；使人晕倒的
参考例句：
  • His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
  • The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
2 withdrawn eeczDJ     
vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出
参考例句：
  • Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
3 postponed 9dc016075e0da542aaa70e9f01bf4ab1     
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
4 thwart wIRzZ     
v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)
参考例句：
  • We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
  • I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。
5 emission vjnz4     
n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发
参考例句：
  • Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
  • Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。
6 engulfing a66aecc2b58afaf86c4bed69d7e0dc83     
adj.吞噬的v.吞没，包住( engulf的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句
7 diesel ql6zo     
n.柴油发动机，内燃机
参考例句：
  • We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
  • My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

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