美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-21
时间：2018-12-15 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2015(二)月
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1. Officials say a long-running parking dispute between neighbors motivated a man to kill a woman, her newly-wed husband and sister in Chapel 1 Hill, North Carolina. Muslim advocacy groups are asking authority to address speculation 2 about possible religious bias 3 in the shooting for the 3 Muslims .
2. Prosecutors 4 say a former marine 5 on trial for murder in the death of former Navy seal Chris Kyle was numbed 6 by marijuana and whiskey at the time of shooting. Officials described Eddie Ray Routh as a trouble man with history of mental illness. Kyle, depicted 7 in the blockbuster "American Sniper", served 4 tours in Iraq.
3. Officials say the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated 500 million dollars, making it the 5th largest lotto prize in US history. Lottery 8 has been raised twice since Saturday's drawing by a total 105 million. No lucky players have won the Powerball jackpot for more than 2 months.
4. And talk about the close call . A hang glider 9 in Australia was rescued after she crashed into a cliff in Sydney. Rescue teams made their way down the cliff where a young woman was dangling 10 65 feet up.
1 chapel
n.小教堂，殡仪馆
- The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
- She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。
2 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
3 bias
n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见
- They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
- He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
4 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
5 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
6 numbed
v.使麻木，使麻痹( numb的过去式和过去分词 )
- His mind has been numbed. 他已麻木不仁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was numbed with grief. 他因悲伤而昏迷了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
7 depicted
描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述
- Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
- They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。
8 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。