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Huge crowds are expected in Washington Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. President Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are all expected to join the event at the Lincoln Memorial.

U.S. intelligence agencies are gathering¹ additional evidence about last week's alleged² chemical weapons attack in Syria. The administration could possibly use the information to decide if it will take military action there.

The huge wildfire around Yosemite National Park has now burned at least 288 square miles. As of Tuesday night, it was 20% contained.

And a funeral was held in Melbourne, Australia for Christopher Lane, the Australian college baseball player killed in Oklahoma. Three teenagers face murder charges in the killing³.

Matt Small, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

参考译文：

本周四是马丁.路德.金的“我有一个梦想”演说50周年，届时华盛顿的活动现场将是山人海。预计奥巴马总统和前总统克灵顿、卡特都会出席在林肯纪念碑的活动。

美国情报部门正在收集关于上周在叙利亚有人使用化学武器攻击的其它证据。政府可能根据这些信息来决定是否对叙利亚动武。

约塞米蒂国家公园一带的丛林大火已经烧毁了至少288平方英里的土地。截止星期二晚上，火势有5分之1被控制。

奥大利亚大学生棒球运动员克里斯朵夫.莱恩的葬礼在墨尔本进行。他在美国的俄克拉荷马州被杀害。3名青少年被指控谋杀了莱恩。

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1 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
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He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
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It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
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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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-01