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1. Penn State football coach Joe Peterno says he will retire at the end of the season. Peterno also says he is absolutely devastated¹ after his longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with molesting² 8 boys.

2. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to leave office as soon as parliament approves economic reform. Greece's political parties are also forming a new government. Both countries are wrestling with major economic crisis.

3. Iran vows³ to keep pushing ahead with its nuclear program. However, the country still denies that it's trying to develop nuclear weapons, despite a UN report detailing its weapons-related advances.

4. And Toyota is recalling about 550,000 cars, mostly in the US. The cars have problems that could affect steering⁴. No accidents have been connected to the problem.

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1 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。 His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

2 molesting
v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵
参考例句：
He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。来自辞典例句 He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。来自辞典例句

3 vows
誓言( vow的名词复数 )；郑重宣布，许愿
参考例句：
Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。 The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 steering
n.操舵装置
参考例句：
He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。 Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。