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 1. President Barack Obama had his first look at the devastation1 that superstorm Sandy waged on New York City. He took a helicopter tour above sections of Queens and Staten Island that were ravaged2 by flooding and fires.

 
 
 
2. Israel has begun moving troops toward the Gaza Strip. It also authorized3 the call-up of reservists for a possible ground invasion of the Palestinian territory. That's after continued rocket fire out of Gaza. 
 
 
 
3. A BP executive has been indicted4 on charges that he lied to authorities about his work estimating the rate at which oil was flowing during the 2010 Gulf5 oil spill disaster. BP also announced it had agreed to pay 4.5 billion dollars in a settlement with the US government. 
 
 
 
4. And a Japanese sprinter6 is officially the world's fastest man on four limbs. The Guinness World Records was on hand as he ran a 100-meter track in 17.47 seconds breaking his own record time from 2008.

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1 devastation ku9zlF     
n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤
参考例句：
  • The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  • There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 ravaged 0e2e6833d453fc0fa95986bdf06ea0e2     
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫
参考例句：
  • a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
  • The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。
3 authorized jyLzgx     
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
  • An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
4 indicted 4fe8f0223a4e14ee670547b1a8076e20     
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
  • He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
5 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
6 sprinter Fhczl7     
n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者
参考例句：
  • He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
  • The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网

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