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1. Spring is only weeks away, but it doesn't look like it in eastern parts of the country. Winter storm warnings are up across the South, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.

2. Meanwhile, three tornadoes¹ barreled through east central Alabama, destroying one church and damaging another. The twisters tore up ten homes along with a school and officials reported several minor² injuries.

3. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has opened her first trip to the Middle East as America's top diplomat³. Clinton arrived in Egypt after an overnight flight from Washington. She scheduled to visit Israel and meet with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.

4. And 13 baby pandas have a new home after a rough start to life. The cubs⁴ were born after the devastating⁵ earthquake that hit China's Sichuan Province last May. But they are now living in a sanctuary⁶ which aims to teach them how to survive in the wild once they are released.

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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 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。

3 diplomat
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。 He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 devastating
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。 Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

6 sanctuary
n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区
参考例句：
There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。 Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

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美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-02