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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-01

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This is AP news minute. 

1. The first female presidential nominee1 Hillary Clinton and her running Tim Kaine have kickoff their post convention bus tour. They held a rally in Philadelphia Friday before heading out for several stops through critical battleground states, Pennsylvania and Ohio. 

2. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump2 is spending his Friday in Colorado, considering one of the swing states in November. He holds a town hall meeting in Colorado springs before heading to a rally Friday night in Denver. 

3. Florida officials believe four zika infections came from mosquitoes on the U.S mainland. The one woman and three men infected in the Miami area are believed to have caused the virus locally through mosquito bites,  since other methods of transmission have been ruled out. 

4. And a foul-smelling plant known as the corpse3 flower is finally blooming at New York botanical garden. The rare bloom began Thursday afternoon after more than 10-year of growth. It's one of the largest flowers on earth. It emits a stench to attract pollinator. 

Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
参考例句:
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
2 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
参考例句:
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
3 corpse JYiz4     
n.尸体,死尸
参考例句:
  • What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
  • The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

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