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1.Family members say Laura Ling and Euna Lee were kept apart and fed rice with rocks in it during their 5-month detention1 in North Korea. Ling and Lee returned to the US Wednesday after being granted a pardon. The reporters have been sentenced to a dozen years' hard labor2 for entering that country illegally.

2.Pennsylvania authorities say the gunman in a deadly health club shooting was frustrated3 with women. George Sodini had written in his blog that he couldn't understand why women were not attracted to him. The 48-year-old man killed three women and injured nine others, taking an aerobics4 class before turning the gun on himself.

3.The Senate vote expected by mid-afternoon Thursday, Judge Sonia Sotomayor is on track to be the nation's first Hispanic Supreme5 Court justice. Most Republicans have said they'll vote against her but she still has more than enough support to be easily confirmed.

4.A 53-year-old Georgia man who claims he's secretly engaged to pop star Miley Cyrus is facing attempted stalking charges. Authorities say Mark McLeod came back to the beach where the 16-year-old is filming a movie. He had been warned in June to stay away.

 


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1 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
2 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
参考例句：
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 aerobics Bznzhw     
n.健身操，健美操，韵律操
参考例句：
  • Doing aerobics is a good way to improve one's health.做有氧健身操是改善健康状况的一个好方法。
  • Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是去上有氧运动课吗？
5 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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