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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-13

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1. NASA has begun fueling Space Shuttle Endeavor after delaying its scheduled launch for a day due to lightning. A spokesman says overnight checks found no lightning problems that would stall the launch. The shuttle and its crew are set to deliver the third and final piece of Japan's $1 billion space station lab.

2. President Barack Obama has called his Supreme1 Court nominee2 Sonia Sotomayor to wish her luck at her confirmation3 hearings. Sotomayor's confirmation hearings start Monday. She is expected to coast to confirmation in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

3. Bulls gored4 four runners, seriously injuring two of them during a packed running of the bulls. It's the sixth day of the annual festival in Spain. One man was killed by a bull Friday, the first such death in 15 years.

4. This orangutan is back in her enclosure after briefly5 escaping. The 15-year-old used a rope to swing onto a fence to get out. Perth Australia Zoo officials say she posed no danger.


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1 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
2 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。
3 confirmation ZYMya     
n.证实，确认，批准
参考例句：
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
4 gored 06e2f8539ee9ec452c00dba81fa714c1     
v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破( gore的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was gored by a bull. 他被公牛顶伤。
  • The bull gored the farmer to death. 公牛用角把农夫抵死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地，简短地
参考例句：
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

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