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 1. US defense1 officials accuse Iran of building and training a militia2 to help Syrian president Bashar Assad regime battle the rebel fighters trying to topple him. Defense Secretary Leon Pentagon says the Iranian efforts will only add to the killing3.

 
 
 
2. A judge in Illinois is expected to decide Wednesday whether to declare a mistrial on the case of former police officer Drew Peterson, who is accused of killing his third wife. The most severe decision could allow Peterson to walk free. 
 
 
 
3. Syrian State-run TV says a bomb has exploded near a fuel tank outside a hotel where UN observers are staying in the capital Damascus. The report says Wednesday's explosion wounded at least three people, none of them were believed to be UN staff. 
 
 
 
4. Researchers in Texas are hoping to reconstruct a 17th century French ship, that sank off the Golf of Mexico in 1686. A unique freeze-drying process will safely remove three centuries of moisture before the ship becomes a musuem piece in Austin.

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1 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 militia 375zN     
n.民兵，民兵组织
参考例句：
  • First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
  • There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
3 killing kpBziQ     
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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