美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-01（在线收听）

1. Democratic leaders are debating what to do with Michigan and Florida. They held primaries before they were supposed to. And now officials in Washington are working on formulas to dole out their delegates.

2. The first storm of the hurricane season has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Arthur is spinning off the coast of Belize. Its top sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour and it's expected to weaken as it moves over land.

3. Tens of thousands of South Koreans filled Seoul today to protest beef imports from the US. The meat has been banned there for more than four years following a case of mad cow disease in the US. The government decided last month to let the beef back in.

4. Officials and children in Italy have helped return some rather large creatures home. Five turtles brought back to health in Naples were released back into the sea. Of course they are going back with more than they came with, specifically, minicomputers that were mounted on their backs.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.dole out

v. allocate, distribute

2.mount

vt.To set in a raised position