美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-10
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十一月)
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Palestinians protested in the West Bank and Gaza today, Israelis protested in Jerusalem, all against Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to advance Mid-East peace talks. He's in the region to try and revive deadlocked 1 negociations.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the government's flawed health care website needed a couple of hundred fixes after it went online last month. She told members of Congress, quote, "We are not there yet" in making repairs.
The GED will soon be harder and more expensive. Changes to the high school equivalency test take effect in January. It will be more rigorous, administered on computer and cost 120 dollars.
Scientists say there may be a greater threat of space rocks smashing into earth. Three new studies say meteors like the one that exploded over a Russian town last winter or even bigger ones may be 4 to 5 times more likely to hit the planet than previously 2 thought.
Cindy Sharp, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
陷入僵局的；僵持不下的
- The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。
- The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。