美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-25
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2013(五月)
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1. Residents in Moore, Oklahoma are returning home to pick up pieces after Monday’s devastating 1 tornado 2. But many people don’t have homes to return to. Scientists say it was a rare EF-5 twister with winds at least of 200 miles per hour.
2. Hours after jurors began deliberating her fate. Jodi Arias 3 spoke 4 to Associated Press after her murder trial. She recently told a local TV station that she preferred the death penalty to life behind bars. But Tuesday, she backed away from that statement.
3. Disgraced former Congressman 5, Anthony Weiner has officially launched his bid to become New York City’s next mayor. His campaign posted a video on YouTube as he joined other democrats 6 in a crowded primary fight.
4. And the Boston Bruins have the New York Rangers 7 on the blink of elimination 8 in their Eastern Conference semi-final series. The Bruins scored late at the 3rd period to win 2-1 and lead the series 3 games to none.
2. Hours after jurors began deliberating her fate. Jodi Arias 3 spoke 4 to Associated Press after her murder trial. She recently told a local TV station that she preferred the death penalty to life behind bars. But Tuesday, she backed away from that statement.
3. Disgraced former Congressman 5, Anthony Weiner has officially launched his bid to become New York City’s next mayor. His campaign posted a video on YouTube as he joined other democrats 6 in a crowded primary fight.
4. And the Boston Bruins have the New York Rangers 7 on the blink of elimination 8 in their Eastern Conference semi-final series. The Bruins scored late at the 3rd period to win 2-1 and lead the series 3 games to none.
1 devastating
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
2 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
3 arias
n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )
- Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？ 来自辞典例句
- The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。 来自辞典例句
4 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
6 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员
- Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
8 elimination
n.排除，消除，消灭
- Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
- I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。