美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-12_在线英语听力室

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1. Canadian officials say cooler weather over the next few days could help firefighters battle the massive blaze in northern Alberta. One member of parliament says about 80% of the homes in the evacuated¹ city Fort McMurray are still standing².

2. North Korea kick-out a BBC journalist just days after detaining him. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was accused of insulting the communist country's dignity.

3. Tornadoes³ hit Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska on Sunday but no injuries or major damages are reported. A serious of tornadoes did damage in eastern Colorado over the weekend.

4. A cruise ship docked in Portland, Maine headed back out to sea, ever though there maybe a norovirus outbreak on board. Federal health officials say about a quarter of the passengers have gotten sick since the cruise began last month.

Sandy Kozel, the associated press, with AP news minute.

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1 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 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

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-12