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This is AP news minute. 

1. The White House is calling a new inquiry1 into former national security advisor2 Michael Flynn "Appropriate". The pentagon's acting3 inspector4 general is investigating payments received by Flynn from Russia's state sponsored RT television network, as well as a Turkish-owned company linked to Turkey's government. 

2. The senior navy commander overseeing Pacific military operations says North Korea's crisis is at the worst point he's ever seen. Admiral Harry5 Harris Jr. told the senate armed service committee he has no doubt Pyongyang intends to develop a nuclear missile capable of striking the U.S. 

3. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau applauded president Trump6's announcement that he will not immediately pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, as originally promised. Trudeau said he and Trump had a "Good conversation about the issue Wednesday night". 

4. And the penguin7 colony at the London zoo has two new editions. The baby birds were hatched last week, one chick on Easter Monday, followed two days later by its sibling8.   

Kelly Daschle,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
参考例句:
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
2 advisor JKByk     
n.顾问,指导老师,劝告者
参考例句:
  • They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
3 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
4 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员,监察员,视察员
参考例句:
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
5 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
6 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。
7 penguin W3jzf     
n.企鹅
参考例句:
  • The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
  • He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。
8 sibling TEszc     
n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)
参考例句:
  • Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
  • Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里,兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

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