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1. Fans are mourning the death of David Bowie. The legendary¹ rocker died Sunday. Just two days earlier, he celebrated² his 69th birthday and released his latest album Blackstar.

2. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump⁴ is questioning whether his rival Ted³ Cruz can be president. Cruz was born in Canada.

3. A top South Korean general says his country will strike back immediately if attacked. Tensions have quickly escalated⁵ on the Korean Peninsula since North Korea claimed it tested an H-bomb last week.

4. And crews are still trying to restore power in southwest Florida after a tornado⁶ struck there over the weekend. The twister damaged homes and vehicles, but no injuries were reported.

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1 legendary
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。 Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 escalated
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。 The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

6 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-13