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1. The Transportation Security Administration says airport screens will continue but that they will try to make them as minimally¹ invasive as possible. The more thorough screenings have drawn² fire from lawmakers and passengers. They come nearly a year after a Nigerian man tried to bring down a plane with explosives in his underwear.

2. Authorities say a flight headed to Moscow carrying about 200 passengers had to return to New York's John Kennedy airport after an engine failed. No one was injured. Initially³, there were reports that one of the plane's wings was on fire. That report was incorrect.

3. Police and mine rescue crews in New Zealand now say 29 miners trapped underground since Friday may not have survived the blast. Toxic⁴ gases have prevented rescuers from entering the mine, and there has been no contact with the missing men.

4. Former First Lady Barbara Bush says former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin should remain in their home state. Bush told CNN's Larry King that Palin seems very happy in Alaska, then added "I hope she'll stay there". Palin is considering a presidential running in 2012.

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1 minimally
最低限度地，最低程度地
参考例句：
Food spoilage problems occur with minimally processed, concentrated frozen citrus products. 食品的变质也发生在轻微加工的、浓缩冷冻的柑橘制品中。 So, minimally, they are responsible for such actions and omissions. 所以，至少来说，他们要对这样的行为和忽略负责。

2 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 initially
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。 Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 toxic
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
参考例句：
The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。 There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。