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1. The woman who became the epitome¹ of the perfect stay-at-home 1950s mom has died. Barbara Billingsley was best known as June Cleaver² on the TV show "Leave It to Beaver³". She was 94.

2. A gas blast at a Chinese mine has killed 21 workers. Sixteen miners are believed trapped. However, the rescuers are facing dangerous gas levels and the risk of falling rocks as they work their way into the mine pit.

3. A motorized paraglider ran into a hot air balloon Saturday in central Arizona, sending two of the four people onboard to the hospital. Authorities say the two aircrafts became entangled⁴. The balloon ripped open, and both fell to earth quickly.

4. Ten-thousand empty plates were displayed at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday in an event to mark World Food Day

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1 epitome
n.典型，梗概
参考例句：
He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。 This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。

2 cleaver
n.切肉刀
参考例句：
In fact,a cleaver is a class of ax.实际上，切肉刀也是斧子的一种。 The cleaver is ground to a very sharp edge.刀磨得飞快。

3 beaver
n.海狸，河狸
参考例句：
The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。 A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

4 entangled
adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。 Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。来自《简明英汉词典》