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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-26

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1. The World Health Organization declares the swine flu outbreak in North America as a "public health emergency", meaning countries around the world will step up reporting and surveillance of the disease already killing1 dozens in Mexico.

2. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a surprise visit to Iraq, her first since becoming America's top diplomat2. She said the US will not abandon Iraq even as it presses ahead to remove combat troops.

3. No suspense3 in the NFL draft on who will be the top pick. That honor goes to former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, heading for the Detroit Lions who went 0-16 last season. The deal has a maximum value of 78 million dollars.

4. Bea Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress who delivered comedy lines with a razor sharpness has died. She became a TV star from the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls". Arthur had cancer. She was 86.


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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
3 suspense 9rJw3     
n.（对可能发生的事）紧张感，担心，挂虑
参考例句：
  • The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
  • The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。

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