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1. An upstate New York congressman¹ abruptly² leaves the House. Republican Christopher Lee resigned, after a racy photo of him popped up on the gossip website Gawker. Gawker reported Lee had sent a shirtless picture of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist.

2. A natural gas explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania leveled two houses. The subsequent fire destroyed six other houses. At least 600 people had to be evacuated³, several residents are still unaccounted for.

3. Anti-government protesters continued to gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside the Egyptian parliament. Demonstrations⁴ to demand the departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak showed no signs of abating⁵, despite warnings from Vice⁶ President Omar Suleiman that they wouldn't be tolerated much longer.

4. And now you can confess your sins on your iPhone. Two Indiana brothers developed a confession⁷ app. The Vatican says an app is no substitute for a trip to church, but the brothers say they just want to teach people about confession.

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1 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。

2 abruptly
adv.突然地，出其不意地
参考例句：
He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。 I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

3 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

4 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )；表明；表达；游行示威
参考例句：
Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 abating
减少( abate的现在分词 )；减去；降价；撤消（诉讼）
参考例句：
The storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。 The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating. 近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来。

6 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。

7 confession
n.自白，供认，承认
参考例句：
Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。 The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。