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1. President Barack Obama says releasing photos of Osama Bin¹ Laden's body could pose a national security risk. The White House says the president ultimately decided² he did not want to make available graphic³ photos that could become a propaganda tool.

2. An American woman released from prison in Iran says she won't be going back to stand trial. She and two fellow hikers are charged with spying for the US. Sarah Shourd says she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome⁴.

3. The Army Corps⁵ of Engineers is considering whether to blast more holes in levees along the Mississippi River, inundating⁶ more land with water in order to spare other communities from severe flooding. Memphis could see a near-record crest⁷ of 48 feet next week.

4. And don't expect this to be a warm, fuzzy story about a panda. Keepers at a Chinese zoo say a peacock ran into the panda's enclosure. The black and white bear retaliated⁸ by chasing the peacock and biting it to death.

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1 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 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。

3 graphic
adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的
参考例句：
The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。 Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

4 syndrome
n.综合病症；并存特性
参考例句：
The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。 Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

5 corps
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 inundating
v.淹没( inundate的现在分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
参考例句：
Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. 洪水淹没了东部沿海各州。来自互联网 Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies. 他们的涌入城市，象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。来自互联网

7 crest
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。 He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

8 retaliated
v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。来自辞典例句 The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。来自辞典例句