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1. President Bush's issued an executive order prohibiting cruel and inhuman1 treatment of terror suspects. The White House isn't saying whether the C.I.A has a detention2 in the interrogation program, but says if it does, it must adhere to the new guidelines.

2. The San Francisco Bay area got a bit of a jolt3 this morning, when a magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the region, shattered a few windows but otherwise caused no major damage or injury.

3. PETA is calling on the NFL to suspend Falcons4 quarterback Michael Vick. It staged a rally outside the league's headquarters today. The animal rights group says the charges of dog fighting alone should be enough to get him off the field.

4. A woman, six-month-pregnant, is complaining that police made her lie on her stomach during a traffic stop despite her condition. Police say her SUV matched the description of a vehicle, connected to several thefts and add the officers hadn't realized she was pregnant.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Merriam-Webster Online

1. detention: n. the act or fact of detaining or holding back

2. interrogate5: vt. to question formally and systematically

3. jolt: n. an abrupt sharp jerky blow or movement
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1 inhuman F7NxW     
adj.残忍的，不人道的，无人性的
参考例句：
  • We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件。
  • It was inhuman to refuse him permission to see his wife.不容许他去看自己的妻子是太不近人情了。
2 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。
3 jolt ck1y2     
v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸
参考例句：
  • We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
  • They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。
4 falcons 1090843cfc7d8664c201d9881ebf16b9     
n.猎鹰( falcon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey. 游隼捕到鸟类猎物时，通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛，再把肉撕下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Though he doubted the wisdom of using falcons, Dr. de la Fuente undertook the project. 虽然德·拉·富恩特博士怀疑使用游隼是否明智，但他还是执行了这项计划。 来自辞典例句
5 interrogate Tb7zV     
vt.讯问，审问，盘问
参考例句：
  • The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
  • We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。

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