美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-24
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(十月)
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1. Same-sex couples are now able to get married in New Jersey 1. Weddings begin just after midnight Monday morning with Newark Mayor and US Senator-elect, Cory Booker, leading the ceremony for 7 couples.
2. Florida police are pledging to make additional arrests after catching 2 2 inmates 3 who got out of prison with forged documents. The pair of convicted killers 4 was caught over the weekend.
3. San Francisco bay area commuters can expect more gridlock Monday as BART system workers will remain on strike. Investigators 5 are also looking into a weekend crash that killed two transit 6 workers.
4. And the biggest pumpkin 7 ever is on the display in a New York botanical garden. The 2032 pounds squash is part of a massive pumpkin sculpture that depicts 8 plants battling insects.
1 jersey
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
2 catching
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
3 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
- One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 killers
凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事
- He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
- They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。
5 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 transit
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。