美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-27
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(六月)
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1. Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of George Zimmerman. The neighborhood watch volunteer says he was defending himself when he shot and killed unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Florida.
2. Ecuador says it’s considering an asylum 1 request from Eric Snowden. Russian news agencies say the former US government contractor 2 arrived in Russia Sunday.
3. Nelson Mandela was reported to be in critical condition Monday morning. The former South Africa President and Nobel Prize winner is hospitalized with a lung infection.
4. And daredevil tightrope 3 walker, Nik Wallenda crossed the gorge 4 near the Great Canyon 5 Sunday. It took him about 22 minutes to walk a quarter mile on a 2-inch thick cable.
2. Ecuador says it’s considering an asylum 1 request from Eric Snowden. Russian news agencies say the former US government contractor 2 arrived in Russia Sunday.
3. Nelson Mandela was reported to be in critical condition Monday morning. The former South Africa President and Nobel Prize winner is hospitalized with a lung infection.
4. And daredevil tightrope 3 walker, Nik Wallenda crossed the gorge 4 near the Great Canyon 5 Sunday. It took him about 22 minutes to walk a quarter mile on a 2-inch thick cable.
1 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
2 contractor
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。
3 tightrope
n.绷紧的绳索或钢丝
- The audience held their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.杂技演员走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。
- The tightrope walker kept her balance by holding up an umbrella.走钢丝的演员举着一把伞，保持身体的均衡。