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1. The number of people unaccounted for in last night's cruise ship accident off Italy has dropped to about 40. Three people are known dead after the Costa Concordia ran aground and flipped¹ onto its side.

2. A group of social conservative leaders is backing Rick Santorum in the GOP presidential race. Many evangelicals say they feel Mitt² Romney cannot be stopped unless conservatives unite behind one rival.

3. Shiite pilgrims in Iraq have been the target of another bomb attack bearing the hallmarks of Sunni insurgents³. Health officials in the southern port city of Basra say at least 53 were killed and another 137 were wounded in the blast.

4. This pair of pandas is getting ready for a trip to France. The two are considered ambassadors of the sort. While in France, they will be the central figures for research into panda breeding.

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1 flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )；按（开关）；快速翻转；急挥
参考例句：
The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。 The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

2 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

3 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。来自互联网