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 1. Officials in Alabama say the negotiators still have an open line of communication with a man accused of abducting1 a 5-year-old boy and holding him hostage in a bunker. Jimmy Lee Dykes2 is accused of fatally shooting a school bus driver Tuesday and snatching the boy.

 
2. Vice3 President Joe Biden says it's up to Iran to show good faith in efforts to resolve concerns over its nuclear program. Biden tells an international security conference that there is still time for diplomacy4 to succeed.
 
3. Leftist militants5 from Turkey are claiming responsibility for Friday's suicide attack on the US Embassy in Ankara. The bomber6 has been identified as a 40-year-old who spent several years in prison on terrorism charges.
 
4. And Pennsylvania's famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, has emerged from its burrow7 in front of a crowd of thousands and did not see his shadow. Legend has it that means an early spring.

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1 abducting 865fd8d1cb9399f7ef2713945b20b56a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的现在分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. 她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。
  • At the same time, the rate of abducting foreigners is going down. 同时，发生在外国人身上的绑架案正在下降。
2 dykes 47cc5ebe9e62cd1c065e797efec57dde     
abbr.diagonal wire cutters 斜线切割机n.堤( dyke的名词复数 )；坝；堰；沟
参考例句：
  • They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters. 他们修筑了堤坝来阻挡上涨的洪水。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dykes were built as a protection against the sea. 建筑堤坝是为了防止海水泛滥。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 diplomacy gu9xk     
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
参考例句：
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
5 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
6 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
7 burrow EsazA     
vt.挖掘(洞穴)；钻进；vi.挖洞；翻寻；n.地洞
参考例句：
  • Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。
  • The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。

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