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1. The UN says Haiti's government has called off any more search and rescue efforts for survivors1. Meanwhile, Saturday, mourners paid final respects to the capital's archbishop in a somber2 ceremony that doubled as a symbolic3 funeral for all of the dead.

2. Speaking from Baghdad, Vice4 President Biden announced US will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater guards in the 2007 Baghdad shooting. He expressed his personal regret over the shooting that left 17 dead.

3. Britain raised its terror alert Friday to the second-highest level, meaning an attack is considered highly likely. However, the home secretary stresses there is no intelligence suggesting an attack is imminent5.

4. The Marines wrapped up nearly seven years in Iraq Saturday, handing over duties to the Army and signaling the beginning of an accelerated withdrawal6 of troops, as the U.S. turns its focus away from the war in Iraq to the one in Afghanistan.
 


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1 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
2 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。
3 symbolic ErgwS     
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
参考例句：
  • It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
  • The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
4 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。
5 imminent zc9z2     
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
6 withdrawal Cfhwq     
n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
参考例句：
  • The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
  • They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

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