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1. A powerful storm system sweeping¹ across the middle of the country has been packing tornadoes² and heavy winds, killing³ at least seven people in Arkansas including a teenager crushed by a tree while she slept.

2. Minnesota lawmakers have a deal on compensating⁴ victims of the Minneapolis Bridge collapse⁵. Everyone on the bridge will receive 400, 000 dollars. Those who suffered the most injuries will get more, drawing from a 12.6-million-dollar pool.

3. Newly-released video appears to show a career criminal attacking a prosecutor⁶ in New York. No one was hurt, but the incident is raising concerns about safety at the Federal Court in Brooklyn.

4. A pelican⁷ is rescued in south Florida after snagging its wing on a fishing line and getting stuck in a tree. Rescue workers removed the fishing line. The pelican is expected to fully⁸ recover.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. pelican : n. 鹈鹕

A pelican is a type of large water bird. It catches fish and keeps them in the bottom part of its beak⁹ which is shaped like a large bag.

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1 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。 Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 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

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 compensating
补偿，补助，修正
参考例句：
I am able to set up compensating networks of nerve connections. 我能建立起补偿性的神经联系网。 It is desirable that compensating cables be run in earthed conduit. 补偿导线最好在地下管道中穿过。

5 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 pelican
n.鹈鹕，伽蓝鸟
参考例句：
The pelican has a very useful beak.鹈鹕有一张非常有用的嘴。 This pelican is expected to fully recover.这只鹈鹕不久就能痊愈。

8 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 beak
n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
参考例句：
The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。 This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

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美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-03