AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-21_在线英语听力室

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1. Fresh violence in Afghanistan today on the eve of the country's presidential elections. Officials say three militants¹ were killed after gunmen took over a bank in Kabul.

2. Hurricane Bill is now an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm powered by warm waters in the Atlantic. Forecasters expected it to get no stronger and pass somewhere between Bermuda and North Carolina.

3. Folks in Southeast Texas are cleaning up after a tornado² that swept through a shopping area yesterday without warning. Some vehicles were flipped³ but no serious injuries are reported.

4. In Mexico City, Michael Jackson fans are rushing up on their "Thriller⁴" moves. Dancers will try to set a new Guinness record for the biggest "Thriller" performance ten days from now on what would've been Jackson's 51st birthday.

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1 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 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。

3 flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )；按（开关）；快速翻转；急挥
参考例句：
The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。 The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

4 thriller
n.惊险片，恐怖片
参考例句：
He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。 I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-21