美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-17
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(四月)
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1. The sponsors of a Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers say a vote is likely this week and it's too close to call. The plan requires background checks for people buying guns at gun shows and online.
2. Senator Marco Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the US illegally. Rubio's proposal would require people to pass a rigorous background check and pay fines and application fees to receive a permit.
3. North Korea has rebuffed South Korea's proposal to resolve rising tensions through dialogue. Secretary of State John Kerry says the North would find ready partners in the US if it began abandoning its nuclear program.
4. And 1,500 people crowded into Lima, attempting to set a record. They hope to be certified 1 as the largest number of cajon players. That's a Peruvian percussion 2 instrument.
2. Senator Marco Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the US illegally. Rubio's proposal would require people to pass a rigorous background check and pay fines and application fees to receive a permit.
3. North Korea has rebuffed South Korea's proposal to resolve rising tensions through dialogue. Secretary of State John Kerry says the North would find ready partners in the US if it began abandoning its nuclear program.
4. And 1,500 people crowded into Lima, attempting to set a record. They hope to be certified 1 as the largest number of cajon players. That's a Peruvian percussion 2 instrument.
a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的
- Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
- The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。
n.打击乐器；冲突，撞击；震动，音响
- In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
- Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。