美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-25
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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In the Rose Garden, President Obama told the nation there's no excuse for the bumpy 1 rollout of the key element of the health care law. He declared confidence that the
administration can fix the problem. "I want the checkout 2 lines to be smooth. So I want people to be able to get this great product."
Gridlock greeted commuters attempting travel in San Francisco this morning as a major transit 3 strike enteres its fourth day.
French authorities want to know why the NSA snapped up over 70 million French phone records in a 30-day period. The French government called the practice totally unacceptable.
U.S. ambassador was summoned to the French Foreign Office to explain.
Weather conditions are predicted to turn against firefighters battling 60 active fires in New South Wales, Australia. Efforts to separate fires appeared to be working. But some
towns are being evacuated 4.
Tom Ritchie, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
1 bumpy
adj.颠簸不平的，崎岖的
- I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。
- The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。
2 checkout
n.（超市等）收银台，付款处
- Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
- A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。