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 1. The police chief in Sanford, Florida at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting is stepping down temporarily, saying he has become a distraction1. Police did not arrest the man shooting unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

 
 
 
2. An intelligence group is reporting that a lesser-known jihadist group is claiming responsibility for three shootings in southern France that left seven dead. The leading suspect died in a firefight with police.
 
 
 
3. President Barack Obama wants to expedite the construction of a pipeline2 from Oklahoma to the Gulf3 Coast. But he says Congress made it impossible for him to make a decision on the more contentious4 XL pipeline from Canada to Texas.
 
 
 
4. Three orphaned5 grizzly6 bear cubs7 made their public debut8 in Detroit, coming here from Alaska. Mike, Thor and Boo were orphaned after their mother was killed by a poacher.

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1 distraction muOz3l     
n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐
参考例句：
  • Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
  • Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
2 pipeline aNUxN     
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
3 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。
4 contentious fa9yk     
adj.好辩的，善争吵的
参考例句：
  • She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
  • Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。
5 orphaned ac11e48c532f244a7f6abad4cdedea5a     
[计][修]孤立
参考例句：
  • Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
  • He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。
6 grizzly c6xyZ     
adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊
参考例句：
  • This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
  • Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。
7 cubs 01d925a0dc25c0b909e51536316e8697     
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
  • Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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