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1. Federal authorities investigating the shooting at a Sikh Temple near Milwaukee are looking for a motive¹. Six people were killed before police shot and killed the gunman.

2. The Curiosity rover is now on Mars. It sent a pair of pictures of the Martian surface back to earth after landing on what a lead NASA scientist describes as a nice flat spot.

3. Some residents of northeast Oklahoma have been allowed to return home after huge fires burned through more than 90 square miles. As many as 18 fires have been reported since last week.

4. And sprinter² Usain Bolt overwhelmed the Olympic field, winning the 100-meter dash in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds. Bolt also won the 100 meter four years ago. Carl Lewis is the only other Olympian to win the gold medals in the Olympics' premier³ track event twice in a row.

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1 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

2 sprinter
n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者
参考例句：
He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。来自辞典例句 The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。来自互联网

3 premier
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。 He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-08