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1. Possible bribery¹ and kickbacks² at the General Services Administration. The agency's independent inspector³ general told a congressional hearing that he is leading multiple investigations⁴. Meanwhile, a central figure in the GSA spending scandal asserted his Fifth Amendment⁵ right to remain silent before the committee.

2. Experts say about 75 tornadoes⁶ touched down in four Plains states over the weekend, most were in Kansas, the rest touching⁷ down in Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. One of the tornadoes is blamed for six deaths in Oklahoma.

3. The Norwegian man on trial for killing⁸ 77 people on a single day in July shed tears in court today, but not for his victims. The right-wing nationalists defended the killings⁹ as an act of self-defense in a self-professed civil war against Islam in Norway.

4. A remember ceremony honored the victims of the sinking of the Titanic¹⁰ in Nova Scotia over the weekend. The memorial service marked the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking, at a cemetery¹¹ where more than one hundred gravestones of Titanic victims can still be seen.

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1 bribery
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。 He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

2 kickbacks
n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣
参考例句：
Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。来自《简明英汉词典》 G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。来自互联网

3 inspector
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。 The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

4 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )；侦查；科学研究；学术研究
参考例句：
His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。 He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

5 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。 The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

6 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

7 touching
adj.动人的，使人感伤的
参考例句：
It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。 His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

8 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

10 titanic
adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的
参考例句：
We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。 The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

11 cemetery
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。 His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。