AP 2011-04-05

（单词翻译）

1. Muammar Gaddafi has issued a defiant¹ statement after two high-profile departures from his regime, and is calling on leaders of countries attacking his forces to resign. The Libyan news agency says Gaddafi accused Western leaders of warning to create another war between Muslims and Christians².

2. Officials with Japan’s crippled nuclear plant say the groundwater under one reactor³ has radiation levels 10,000 times greater than the government health standard. But a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power says the company doesn’t believe drinking water is affected⁴.

3. Powerful winds, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes⁵ have swept across the Tampa Bay region. There are also multiple reports of down trees and power lines. Winds gusted⁶ up to 90 miles per hour.

4. And seven state workers from the Albany, New York area, are in the spotlight⁷. They purchased the winning ticket in last week’s $319 million Mega Millions jackpot . Each of them gets just over 19 million dollars after taxes.