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 1. The House passed legislation to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of American phone records Thursday. This is the first legislative1 response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor2, Edward Snowden. Though some are saying the compromise measure was significantly watered down. 

 
2. Thailand’s military seizes power of the government Thursday in a bloodless coup3. They issued a wave of changes such as a nationwide curfew and dissolving the government further solidifying4 their authority since military rule was declared on Tuesday.
 
3. Assailants in 2 SUVs plowed5 through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China’s volatile6 north western region. Local officials said 31 people were killed and 90 injured.
 
4. A young boy finds an orphaned7 bear cub8 on his walk home. The police temporarily took the cub in until it is transferred to Oregon State University. It will eventually find a home or at a zoo or sanctuary9.

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1 legislative K9hzG     
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
2 contractor GnZyO     
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
  • The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
  • The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
3 coup co5z4     
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
参考例句：
  • The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
4 solidifying c6b354d6b8d073b347fa117486619454     
（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的现在分词 )； 使团结一致； 充实，巩固； 具体化
参考例句：
  • The substances are formed from a mixture of liquids solidifying under pressure. 这些材料是由几种液体混合在一起并加压使之凝固而成的。
  • Painting is an art solidifies time and space for solidifying. 绘画是凝固了的时间和空间的艺术。
5 plowed 2de363079730210858ae5f5b15e702cf     
v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
参考例句：
  • They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
  • He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句
6 volatile tLQzQ     
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
  • With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
  • His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。
7 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。
8 cub ny5xt     
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
  • The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
  • The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
9 sanctuary iCrzE     
n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区
参考例句：
  • There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
  • Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

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