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　　1. Vice1 President Joe Biden tried to console the parents of slain2 MIT police officer Sean Collier today. Biden was one of thousands of mourners attending Collier's memorial service. Authorities say Collier was shot by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.

　　2. Thousands of sandbags are holding back floodwaters in Peoria, Illinois. Officials say the Illinois River finally crested3 at a record breaking 29 feet. Floods and evacuations are hitting Midwestern communities from Missouri to Michigan.

　　3. Rescuers in Bangladesh are trying to free dozens of people trapped in a collapsed4 garment factory building. At least 87 people have already died. The disaster comes less than five months after a factory fire killed 112 people.

　　4. Footage of Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon in handcuffs has been released. The star was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge for exiting a car while her husband was given a field sobriety test.


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1 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。
2 slain slain     
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
  • The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
  • His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
3 crested aca774eb5cc925a956aec268641b354f     
adj.有顶饰的，有纹章的，有冠毛的v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的过去式和过去分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点
参考例句：
  • a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘
  • The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

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