美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-2-14_在线英语听力室

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1. Homes were damaged but only minor¹ injures were reported, when tornadoes² struck Alabama and Mississippi. A massive funnel³ cloud was spotted⁴, tearing through Pickens county, Alabama.

2. A major snow storm dropped more than a foot of snow across a wide areas from Colorado to Michigan. The storm closed parts of major interstates.

3. Bill Cosby is due back in court on Wednesday near Philadelphia. A judge could decide on a motion to dismiss the sexual assault case against him.

4. And Health officials in Dallas say one person got the Zika virus through unprotected sex. Mosquitoes usually transmit the virus.

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1 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。

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 funnel
n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集
参考例句：
He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。 I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

4 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。 Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-2-14