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1. Officials say a 170-billion dollar bailout bill for Greece will prevent a default next month. It will also come with close monitoring demanded by some members of the Euro Zone frustrated¹ that the country has not always enacted² powerful reforms and budget cuts on time.

2. More than 2000 Afghans protested against improper³ disposal of Islamic religious materials at an American airbase north of Kabul. The US commander of international troops in Afghanistan has ordered an investigation⁴ into the incident.

3. Yemenis are voting to rubber-stamp their US-backed vice⁵ president as the new head of state. The balloting⁶ was part of a Gulf-brokered deal under which the country's embattled president was to step down in exchange for immunity⁷ from prosecution⁸.

4. A former Los Angeles teacher is scheduled for arraignment⁹ today. Prosecutors¹⁰ say Mark Berndt is charged with committing a lewd¹¹ acts against 23 children, ages 6 to 10.

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1 frustrated
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
参考例句：
It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。 The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 enacted
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律 Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 improper
adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的
参考例句：
Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。 Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 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。

6 balloting
v.（使）投票表决( ballot的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Clark took a commanding leading in the early balloting. 在最初投票时，克拉克遥遥领先。来自辞典例句 The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。来自辞典例句

7 immunity
n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权
参考例句：
The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。 He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

8 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。 He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

9 arraignment
n.提问，传讯，责难
参考例句：
She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。来自互联网 Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。来自互联网

10 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

11 lewd
adj.淫荡的
参考例句：
Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments.德鲁整天就盯着女人看，说些下流话。 I'm not that mean,despicable,cowardly,lewd creature that horrible little man sees. 我可不是那个令人恶心的小人所见到的下流、可耻、懦弱、淫秽的家伙。