美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-17_在线英语听力室

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1. More than 1000 people have been rescued in Southern Louisiana from homes, Vehicles and even trees, as the state was hammered with flooding. More rain is expected. Two people have died.

2. Police in Raleigh, North Carolina responded to a shooting at a busy mall on Saturday afternoon. News reports said the police were working to secure the mall after gunshots were fired inside.

3. U.S.A's Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky celebrated¹ her fourth gold medal and fifth overall in Rio de Janeiro, with a world record in the 800 meter free style. Katie spoke² to media on Saturday, saying she's met all her goals for these Olympic games.

4. In Havana, subdued³ celebration for Fidel Castro's 90th birthday. Large banners of the revered⁴ former leader hung in the streets of the capital. The celebration was relatively⁵ low-key, compared to the large-scale gatherings⁶ that were planned for Castro's 80th birthday.

Norreen Nasir, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 subdued
adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。 I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

4 revered
v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。来自辞典例句

5 relatively
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。 The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 gatherings
聚集( gathering的名词复数 )；收集；采集；搜集
参考例句：
His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。 During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-17