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 1. Pope Francis celebrated1 his first Christmas as pontiff. His day includes an address to thousands of people in Saint Peter’s Square, and millions watching around the world. 

 
2. US soldiers in Afghanistan are among those celebrating Christmas. Soldiers in Kabul lit candles and sang hymns2 on Tuesday night. 
 
3. A California judge has ruled that a 16-year-old girl is brain dead. Jihi McMath’s family has until December 30 to appeal before the hospital can take her off life support.
 
4. And a Las Vegas cab driver found 300,000 dollars cash in he is taxi, and turned it in. The money was traced to a well-known poker3 player. The cabbie’s company gave him a 1000-dollar reward. 

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1 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
2 hymns b7dc017139f285ccbcf6a69b748a6f93     
n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
  • I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句
3 poker ilozCG     
n.扑克；vt.烙制
参考例句：
  • He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
  • I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

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