美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-13_在线英语听力室

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1. Residents are left taking up pieces of former homes after a string of tornadoes¹ battered² several small communities in rural Texas. At least five people are now dead, and scores of others were from the storm.

2. The mother of a man accused of fatally shooting two officers says he has mental problems and is addicted³ to drug. Hundreds of people attended the vigil for the slain⁴ officers Monday. The officers were shot during a traffic stop late Saturday evening.

3. Police officials in Kentucky say an officer-involved shooting is 'justified⁵' after a man stole a car and used it to ram⁶ police cruisers and ran down officers. The officers involved sustained minor⁷ injuries and the suspect is in hospital.

4. And shoppers at a Hong Kong children's clothing store got a surprise visitor, a wild boar. The boar was seen wandering around, trapped inside *.

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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 battered
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
参考例句：
He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。 The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

3 addicted
adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的
参考例句：
He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。 She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 slain
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。 His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

5 justified
a.正当的，有理的
参考例句：
She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。 The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

6 ram
(random access memory)随机存取存储器
参考例句：
512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

7 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-13