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 1. New Jersey1 Governor, Chris Christie moved quickly Thursday to stop a political scandal widening by firing one of his top aides. He also apologized for his staff, saying he didn’t know about the engineer traffic jams as retribution against a democratic mayor.

 
2. Defense2 Secretary Chuck Hagel is making a rare visit to an air force nuclear missile base in Wyoming. He hopes to boost morale3 among service members who safe guard the nation’s Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles. 
 
3. A suicide bomber4 blew himself up at a military recruiting centre in Baghdad on Thursday killing5 at least 21 people. The attack was widely seen as retaliation6 against the Iraqi government’s campaign to retake two cities overrun by al-Qaeda militants7. 
 
4. And a ship full of supplies is on its way to the international space station. The unman rocket blasted off from Wallops Island, Virginia after a series of delays. 

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1 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
2 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。
3 morale z6Ez8     
n.道德准则，士气，斗志
参考例句：
  • The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
4 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。
5 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。
6 retaliation PWwxD     
n.报复，反击
参考例句：
  • retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
  • He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 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。

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