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1. The Oscar Pistorius’ trial resumed after one month break during which a mental health panel concluded that the athlete was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed his girl friend in his home last year. Pistorius faces 25 years to life in prison if found guilty of premeditated murder.

2. High winds damaged buildings in Wisconsin as severe storms make their way across the nation’s central region. The severe storms brought heavy rain damaging winds and reports of tornadoes¹.

3. Two survivors² were pulled from the rubble³ of a building in southern Indian as rescue operations continued after the 11-story structure collapsed⁴ late Saturday. Police have detained six construction company officials since the incident occurred.

4. And thousands gathered for New York City’s annual gay pride march. The march marks the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the 1969 uprising against police raids that were a catalyst⁵ for the gay rights movement.

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1 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
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

2 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。 After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

4 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 catalyst
n.催化剂，造成变化的人或事
参考例句：
A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质。 The workers'demand for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.工人们要求改善工作条件促进了社会变革。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-03