英音听力讲解:美众院公布替代“奥巴马医改”方案

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1. Fire fighters in Guatemala say at least 19 children have died in a blaze at a government-run children’s home southeast of the capital Guatemala City.

at least 至少
例句：He's been away for at least a week.
他走了总有一个星期吧。

2. It’s not yet clear what caused the fire but on Tuesday, the police had to intervene after a riot broke out the home. About 60 children escaped.

break out vt.（战争、打斗等不愉快事件） 突然发生，爆发; 突然发生
例句：He was 29 when war broke out
战争爆发时他才29岁。

3. Officials in Afghanistan say more than 30 people died in an attack of military hospital in the capital Kabul.

more than 超过; 不只是; 很; 在…次以上
例句：He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
他指导和培训了400多名志愿者。

4. The Islamic State group says it carried out the attack.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成; 抬出去
例句：The Social Democrats could still carry out their threat to leave the government
社会民主党人仍有可能将其退出政府的威胁付诸实施。

5. Two US congressional committees are considering proposals to replace Obamacare--the health insurance law set up by President Barack Obama.

set up 建立; 准备; 安排; 引起
例句：The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims
双方同意组建一个委员会来调查那些索赔要求。