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1. A deputy press secretary for Homeland Security was arrested for trying to seduce1 a 14 year old on the Internet. 55-year-old Brian Doyle faces charges of using a computer to seduce a child and transmission of harmful material to a minor2.
2. After 15 years, Katie Couric announced on the "Today Show" that she will be leaving at the end of May. Couric will join CBS News as the anchor of "The CBS Evening News".
3. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing an alternative immigration bill that would allow illegal immigrants to be eligible3 for citizenship4 if they were in the United States before a certain date.
4. They say April showers bring May flowers, but what about April snow? That's the question that many people in the northeastern part of the U. S. want answered after several inches of snowfall blanketed the area
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. seduce :verb [T]
to persuade someone to have sex with you, often someone younger than you, who has little experience of sex:
e.g. Pete lost his virginity at 15 when he was seduced5 by his best friend's mother.
2. minor :noun [C]
someone who is too young to have the legal responsibilities of an adult:
e.g. He was accused of having sex with a minor.
3. blanket : verb [T often passive] LITERARY
to cover something completely with a thick layer:
e.g. Outside the fields were blanketed in fog.
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vt.勾引,诱奸,诱惑,引诱 | |
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adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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3 eligible | |
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的 | |
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4 citizenship | |
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份) | |
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5 seduced | |
诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 ); 勾引; 诱使堕落; 使入迷 | |
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