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1. Longtime Washington journalist Helen Thomas abruptly1 retires from the Hearst News Service after her remarks on Israel sparked criticism. Thomas issued an apology but announced her retirement2 shortly after White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs denounced her remarks during his daily briefing.

2. A Coast Guard official says the cap placed over the ruptured3 well head is now collecting more than 460,000 gallons of oil a day. But it's still not clear if that is even most of the leaking oil. Officials say that there are now hundreds of thousands of patches of oil in the Gulf4 of Mexico to deal with.

3. A gunman shot and killed his wife outside a restaurant in South Florida. 38-year-old Gerardo Regalado then shot six other women in the restaurant, killing5 three of them before killing himself. Police say he bypassed at least two men when he fired at the women inside.

4. The new iPhone is revealed by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs at the company's annual conference for software developers. This new iPhone comes out on June 24th. It will have a higher resolution screen, longer battery life and a thinner design.
 


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1 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地，出其不意地
参考例句：
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
2 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
3 ruptured 077b042156149d8d522b697413b3801c     
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
参考例句：
  • They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句
4 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
5 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

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