美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-23_在线英语听力室

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1. The archbishop of St, Louise says a mass for peace and justice will be held on Wednesday to offer prayers for Ferguson, Missouri. With tensions running higher, an unrelated police shooting near Ferguson drew a large crowd Tuesday after St, Louise police shot and killed a knife wielding¹ man.

2. Two high school students were arrested Tuesday, suspected of planning a massacre² at a California high school. School officials had learned the plot and notified investigators³ who monitored the students’ internet activities. Police determined⁴ the threat was credible⁵.

3. A new study finds that poachers have killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across the Africa between 2010 and 2012. The study released Monday says the huge spike⁶ in the continent’s elephant death rate is due to an increased demand for ivory in Asian nations.

4. And the lunch bus program in Chicago is helping⁷ to combat hunger during the summer months. Three green vans make about 20 stops a day, serving lunch in high need communities until students return school after Labour Day.

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1 wielding
手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的现在分词 )；具有；运用（权力）；施加（影响）
参考例句：
The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。 He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。

2 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。 If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

3 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 credible
adj.可信任的，可靠的
参考例句：
The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。 Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

6 spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。 They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

7 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-23