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 1. As President Barack Obama prepares to make his case for another term, Paul Ryan says Obama has fallen woefully short of keeping the promises he made four years ago. At a rally in Colorado today, the Republican vice1 presidential candidate painted the president as a big-government liberal. 

 
 
 
2. "A pretty nasty trick" is what police say triggered a security scare at Philadelphia International Airport Thursday. A US Airways2 flight had to turn around after someone called police and told them a passenger aboard the flight was carrying a dangerous substance. Police say it all turned out to be a hoax3.
 
 
 
3. A titan of the NFL has died. Former Baltimore Ravens4 owner Art Modell passed away early this morning at the age of 87. Modell was an owner for four decades but will be best remembered for moving the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in the mid-1990s. 
 
 
 
4. Vladimir Putin flew on a motorized hang glider5 to lead a flock of young Siberian white cranes in flight, a characteristic stunt6 for Russia's action-man, animal-loving president that was tarnished7 by reports that endangered chicks had died while scientists were setting up the trip.

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1 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 AIRWAYS 5a794ea66d6229951550b106ef7caa7a     
航空公司
参考例句：
  • The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
  • At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
3 hoax pcAxs     
v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧
参考例句：
  • They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
  • They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。
4 ravens afa492e2603cd239f272185511eefeb8     
n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句
5 glider wgNxU     
n.滑翔机；滑翔导弹
参考例句：
  • The glider was soaring above the valley.那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。
  • The pilot managed to land the glider on a safe place.那个驾驶员设法让滑翔机着陆到一个安全的地方。
6 stunt otxwC     
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
参考例句：
  • Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
  • Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
7 tarnished e927ca787c87e80eddfcb63fbdfc8685     
（通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 )； 玷污，败坏
参考例句：
  • The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
  • His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨，败坏了学校的声誉。

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