AP一分钟时事03再逢纪念日/又见龙卷风

This is AP News Minute.

1. People across the country marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination¹ of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. In Atlanta , his children laid a wreath at his tomb. Many more gathered at the Memphis Hotel where he was gunned down in 1968. The presidential candidates also spoke² of King's contributions.

2. Severe storms rocked the south. A tornado³ swept through parts of Arkansas. Severe weather also damaged homes and spread debris⁴ across Jackson, Mississippi.

3. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, the former president made more than $109m over 7 years. The Clinton's also paid nearly $34m in taxes from 2000 through 2007. They gave 10m to charity.

4. An 18-year-old Florida surfer says he will be back in the water despite the fact he's recovering from a shark bite. The shark clamped down his ankle while he was surfing south of the Daytona Beach. He has more stitches than the doctors could count.

Ed Donahue, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

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 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。