美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-30_在线英语听力室

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1. Well over 3,000 people are known dead after the massive earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend. Tens of thousands are sleeping outdoors out of fear that aftershocks could knock down even more buildings.

2. The trial of accused theater shooter James Holmes began in Denver Monday. Holmes has acknowledged killing¹ 12 people and wounding 70. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity².

3. The funeral of Freddie Gray is scheduled for Monday in Baltimore. Gray is the 25-year-old black man who died a week after encounter with police left him with severe spinal³ injury.

4. And the search continues for more survivors⁴ or victims after a 7 storm hit Mobile Bay, Alabama during a sailing competition on Saturday. Several sailboats capsized and at least 2 people are known dead.

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1 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。

2 insanity
n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐
参考例句：
In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。 He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

3 spinal
adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的
参考例句：
After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。 Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

4 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-30