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1. Hundreds of people are dead, thousands injured, after a series of strong earthquakes in western China. The largest earthquake registered 6.9. All of the aftershocks were 5.2 or higher. Officials say many victims remain buried under the rubble¹ of homes that collapsed² during the earthquake.

2. A male aide to former Congressman³ Eric Massa says the Democrat⁴ regularly groped him, propositioned him and made lewd⁵ remarks to him and other staffers. Massa resigned last month under a sexual harassment⁶ cloud. The House Ethics⁷ Committee is investigating how Democratic leaders handle the allegations.

3. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is praising President Barack Obama for his nuclear security summit and for improving relations with Russia. However, he did say the two countries continue to differ about how hard to calm down on Iran over its nuclear intentions.

4. Michelle Obama has arrived in Mexico on her first solo visit to the country as first lady. Mrs. Obama will spend Wednesday and Thursday in Mexico City as part of a goodwill⁸ tour, centered on engaging young people around the world. Tuesday, Mrs. Obama made a surprise visit to Haiti.

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1 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。 After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 lewd
adj.淫荡的
参考例句：
Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments.德鲁整天就盯着女人看，说些下流话。 I'm not that mean,despicable,cowardly,lewd creature that horrible little man sees. 我可不是那个令人恶心的小人所见到的下流、可耻、懦弱、淫秽的家伙。

6 harassment
n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
参考例句：
She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。 The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

7 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

8 goodwill
n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉
参考例句：
His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。 We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-17)