美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-14
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(六月)
英语课
This is AP News Minute.
1.Jury selection is underway in Florida for the trial of George Zimmerman. His attorneys plan to argue Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year because Zimmerman feared for his life.
2.Former NSA contractor 1 Edward Snowden reportedly fled to Hong Kong because he believed he woundn't get a fair trial in his home country for leaking classified information.
3.At least 57 people are dead in a wave of car bombings in central and northern Iraq Monday. The attacks continued what bas been the deadliest eruption 2 of violence to hit the country in years.
4.And gamers got some good news about Xbox 360. Microsoft annouced Monday the popular gaming console is getting a makeover with a focus on cloud computing 3.
Rita Foley, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
- The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
- The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
- The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
- The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。