美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-2-14
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(二)月
英语课
1. Homes were damaged but only minor 1 injures were reported, when tornadoes 2 struck Alabama and Mississippi. A massive funnel 3 cloud was spotted 4, tearing through Pickens county, Alabama.
2. A major snow storm dropped more than a foot of snow across a wide areas from Colorado to Michigan. The storm closed parts of major interstates.
3. Bill Cosby is due back in court on Wednesday near Philadelphia. A judge could decide on a motion to dismiss the sexual assault case against him.
4. And Health officials in Dallas say one person got the Zika virus through unprotected sex. Mosquitoes usually transmit the virus.
1 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
2 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网