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1. Vice1 President Dick Cheney speaks publicly for the first time since accidentally shooting and injuring Harry2 Whittington, a fellow hunter, Saturday in Texas. In an exclusive interview with FOX News Channel, Cheney accepts full responsibility and defends his decision not to tell the media about the incident.
2. New controversy3 is surrounding an Australian TV network's decision to air previously4 unpublished images of detainees allegedly being abused at Iraqi Abu Ghraib Prison. US and Iraqi officials are concerned the footage is going to trigger new violence. The pictures which were reportedly taken in 2003 show US troops abusing detainees.
3. Violent protest continued to rock Pakistan. An estimated 70,000 people participated in this demonstration5 Wednesday against the recent publication of cartoons depicting6 Prophet Muhammed. Three rioters including an 8-year-old boy were killed during the march.
4. Rufus is America's top dog. The colored bull terrier beat out more than 2,500 dogs to win Best-in-Show Tuesday at the Westminster Kennel7 Club.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. exclusive : adj
available or belonging only to particular people, and not shared
e.g. Tune8 in to our exclusive coverage9 of Wimbledon.
2. footage : noun
cinema film showing a particular event:
e.g. old footage from the First World War
3. bull terrier : noun [C]
a strong-looking type of dog with short hair
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n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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6 depicting | |
描绘,描画( depict的现在分词 ); 描述 | |
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7 kennel | |
n.狗舍,狗窝 | |
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8 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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9 coverage | |
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖 | |
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