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1. Rescuers are working into the night to try to find survivors¹ of an earthquake that struck Turkey Sunday. The 7.2 magnitude quake hit the eastern part of the country, killing² scores.

2. Libya's transitional leader has declared liberation of the country, that came three days after the death of its leader of four decades Moammar Gadhafi. Meanwhile, an autopsy³ confirmed Gadhafi died of a gunshot wound to the head.

3. Nevada Republicans have decided⁴ to shift the date of the state's presidential caucuses⁵ back to February 4th. The move will allow New Hampshire to set its primary day which has been in question due to the timing⁶ of the Nevada vote.

4. And France's first lady left Paris hospital with her newborn daughter. Julia was born Wednesday, the first to a sitting French president.

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1 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

4 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 caucuses
n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议
参考例句：
Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。来自互联网

6 timing
n.时间安排，时间选择
参考例句：
The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。 The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。