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1. The UN tribunal says it will conduct a full investigation1 into Slobodan Milosevic’s death. The former Serb leader apparently2 died of natural causes in his prison cell in the Netherlands where he was on trial for war crimes. Former president Clinton says he is sorry Milosevic did not acknowledge and apologize for his crimes before his death.
2. Vigils are being held to honor slain3 Tom Fox, the American aid worker who was kidnapped and killed in Iraq. The Virginia native’s body was found Thursday in west Baghdad. He had been shot in the head and chest.
3. Spain is marking the second anniversary of the Madrid terror bombings with flowers, tears and silence. 2 Children placed a wreath at a column erected4 to honor the 191 people killed.
4. The Navy may have found a boat that's leaner and meaner than anything it already has for special operations. The 80-foot Stiletto can reach 40 miles per hour, making it one of the fastest boats in the Navy’s fleet. If all goes well in sea trials off Santiago, SEAL teams will get a chance to try the vessel5 in May.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. wreath :noun [C] plural6 wreaths /ri:Dz/
an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, which is used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died:
e.g. The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flowers.
2. fleet : noun [C]
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy:
e.g. a fleet of 20 sailing ships
3. SEAL :noun
Sea, Air, and Land海, 空, 陆
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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3 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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n.复数;复数形式;adj.复数的 | |
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