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1. The White House released President Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate today, which says he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama says he hopes this will quiet the questions around his citizenship1 and qualifications to be president.

 

2. At least nine people have died in a wave of thunderstorms that blew down trees and damaged homes across the South. It was a flare-up from the same system earlier this week that had already killed 11 people.

 

3. An Afghan military pilot killed eight American soldiers and a US contractor2 at the Kabul Airport Wednesday after they argued at a meeting. Officials said it was the deadliest episode3 to date of an Afghan turning against his own coalition4 partners.

 

4. Excited crowds are already camping out outside of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey to get the very best possible view ahead of Friday's royal wedding. Some people have already spent the night sleeping on the pavement, as British royal enthusiasts5, foreign tourists and media crews are all gathered for the event.


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1 citizenship AV3yA     
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
2 contractor GnZyO     
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
  • The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
  • The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
3 episode Titzy     
n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一
参考例句：
  • The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
  • This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。
4 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
5 enthusiasts 7d5827a9c13ecd79a8fd94ebb2537412     
n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

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