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[1] Former Vice1 President Dick Cheney remains2 in the hospital after experienced chest pain yesterday. An aide to the 69-year-old says he is resting comfortably at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. Cheney has had a history of heart problems, including four heart attacks.

[2] Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi told a federal judge that he was trained by al-Qaeda for a martyrdom plan to attack the New York City subways. The 25-year-old pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy3 to use weapons of mass destruction. Zazi faces a life prison sentence without parole.

[3] The president of Toyota's US operations, James Lentz, is scheduled to appear in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today. The session will focus on Toyota's recalls of millions of vehicles over defects involving floor mats, gas pedals and brakes. In an apology prepared for today's hearing, Lentz says Toyota took too long to confront the sudden acceleration4 problems.

[4] The Guinness World Records says an Arizona Great Dane is the tallest dog ever. Two-hundred-fifty-pound ‘Giant George’ stands three feet seven inches from paw to shoulder. The four-year-old dog is three quarters of an inch taller than his closest rival, Titan, a white Great Dane from San Diego.


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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 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 conspiracy NpczE     
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
  • The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
  • He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
4 acceleration ff8ya     
n.加速，加速度
参考例句：
  • All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
  • He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

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