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1. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are promising¹ closer cooperation on issues ranging from trade to the fight against terrorism. But at a joint² White House news conference Wednesday, the two did not narrow their division on human rights issues.

2. An abortion³ doctor in Philadelphia is being charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies. Prosecutors⁴ say the babies were born alive, and then killed with scissors.

3. Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has confirmed he will retire next year. The decision ends a career in which Lieberman became his party's vice⁵ presidential nominee⁶ but six years later ran as an independent after losing the Democratic primary.

4. The hunt by Tiger Woods for a tournament title will resume next week in San Diego. That'll be his first tournament of 2011. He hasn't won on tour since back in 2009, just before his sex scandal erupted.

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1 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。 A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

4 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-026