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1. Former security guard Richard Jewell has died. Jewell was erroneously linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing at Atlanta. He was found dead in his Georgia home. The county coroner says he died from natural causes.

2. It was a day of silence and somber1 speeches in New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina struck. Bells pealled at a ground breaking for a planned Katrina Memorial at a cemetery2.

3.The Taliban release most of the 19 South Korean missionaries3 held hostage in Afghanistan. A deal calls for South Korea to withdraw troops from the country by year's end and not send missionaries to the Muslim country.

4.In one Spanish town , everything is turning up red and squishy! The annual Tomato Fight brought out some 40,000 revelers, hurling4 tons of plum tomatoes for an hour of warfare5.

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1 somber dFmz7     
adj.昏暗的，阴天的，阴森的，忧郁的
参考例句：
  • He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
  • His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
2 cemetery ur9z7     
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
3 missionaries 478afcff2b692239c9647b106f4631ba     
n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 hurling bd3cda2040d4df0d320fd392f72b7dc3     
n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂
参考例句：
  • The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 warfare XhVwZ     
n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突
参考例句：
  • He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
  • Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

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