美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-23_在线英语听力室

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1. Federal officials say 6 people are under arrest. mostly in Minnesota. They are accused of traveling to Syria to support Islamic State militants¹ or trying.

2. The Boston Marathon will be held Monday, the second since 2013 bomb attack. About 30,000 are expected to take part.

3. Powerful storm hit Alabama, knocking down tress and flooding roads. Tornado² warnings were in effect for major parts of the State on Sunday.

4. And a strong undersea earthquake hit off Taiwan's coast, sparking a house fire and killing³ one person.

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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 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
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 2015-4-23