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1. Libyan rebels are advancing once again toward the country's capital after seizing control of two major oil terminals from Moammar Gadhafi's military. A week ago, rebels appeared on the verge¹ of defeat in their efforts to oust² Gadhafi, but international air strikes have tipped the balance.

2. Emergency workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex are struggling to remove radioactive water from a reactor³ that is testing 100,000 times above normal. Tokyo Electric Power originally reported that radiation levels were ten-million times above normal but later issued an apology and the correction.

3. An Athens Georgia police officer has been laid to rest just two days after the suspect in his death surrendered on live television. Elmer Christian⁴ was gunned down last Tuesday as he tried to question 33-year-old Jamie Hood⁵ in connection with a recent carjacking and kidnapping.

4. Several New York news outlets⁶ say the single winning ticket from Friday's Mega Millions lottery⁷ belongs to a group of state workers. The ticket was purchased at this convenience store near the Capitol and it's worth 319 million dollars.

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1 verge
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

2 oust
vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐
参考例句：
The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。 The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

3 reactor
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。 Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

4 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。 His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

5 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。来自《简明英汉词典》 They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。 They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。