美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-24

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1. Officials in Texas are taking the polygamist sect¹ case to the state's highest court. Today they file their appeal of a lower court ruling which stated officials didn't have the right to take more than 400 kids from their parents.

2. Crews in Colorado are busy cleaning up after yesterday's powerful storms that tore apart homes and businesses. Many residents are just now getting back to their houses to see if there is anything left worth salvaging².
 
3. Officials in China are trying to secure 15 sources of radiation that were buried in the rubble³ of last week's earthquake. Meantime, the government is moving thousands of survivors⁴ living downstream of rivers that have been dammed by landslides⁵. Officials fear those could give way as aftershocks continue.

4. Just as Memorial Day weekend begins, gas prices have reached another record high. The average price of a gallon of regular rose 4 cents overnight to settle at nearly $3.88. Analysts⁶ say they expect that number to keep climbing.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. give way: v.

Collapse⁷, fail, break down

2. Memorial Day: n. 阵亡将士纪念日

May 30, observed in the United States in commemoration of those members of the armed forces killed in war. It is officially observed on the last Monday in May. Also called Decoration Day.