AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-05

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1. Barack Obama received thunderous applause as he walked on stage in Chicago after receiving enough votes to become America's first African-American president. Obama told supporters his campaign victory is the answer for those who still have doubts that all things are possible.

2. Speaking in Phoenix¹, Arizona, Senator John McCain conceded the presidential race to Obama and congratulated the Illinois senator on his historic victory. McCain urged his supporters to put aside partisan² differences and work to get the country moving again.

3. There were long lines at many polling places around the US Tuesday. But for the most part, voting seemed to go smoothly³. Electronic machine glitches⁵ forced some voters in New Jersey⁶ to cast paper ballots⁷. And heavy rain plunged⁸ a few Los Angeles polling places in the dark but the voting didn't stop.

4. Barack Obama's Kenyan family erupted in cheers as the Illinois senator became the first African-American elected president. In the village where Obama's late father was born, police tightened⁹ security to keep hordes¹¹ of media and onlookers¹³ from entering the rural homestead of Obama's step-grandmother.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. glitch⁴: n.

a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working.

2. horde¹⁰: n.

a large crowd moving in a noisy uncontrolled way.

3. onlooker¹²: n.

someone who watches something happening without being involved in it.

4. homestead: n.

A homestead is a farmhouse¹⁴, together with the land around it.