AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-13)

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1. Crews have begun the grim task of carrying bodies out of a West Virginia coal mine rocked by an explosion Monday that killed 29 miners. There was thin hope four miners have survived, but their bodies were finally discovered ending days of futile¹ searches by rescue crews.

2. A plane carrying the president of Poland, his wife and some of the country’s highest military and civilian² leaders has crashed in western Russia, killing³ all on board. Initial signs point to an accident not foul⁴ play. There was thick fog in the area.

3. Thailand’s Prime Minister is vowing⁵ to restore peace after deadly clashes between anti-government protestors and troops in the streets of Bangkok. Hundreds of people have been wounded.

4. He is barely into his teens, but Jordan Romero wants to be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. The 13-year-old's father and stepmother are also going along.

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1 futile
adj.无效的，无用的，无希望的
参考例句：
They were killed,to the last man,in a futile attack.因为进攻失败，他们全部被杀，无一幸免。 Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效。

2 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 killing
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。

4 foul
adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规
参考例句：
Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。 What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

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