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1. The official death toll¹ from the typhoon in the Philippine is nearly 1800 and authorities say it could rise considerably². An AP reporter in the devastated³ city of Tacloban saw dozens of bodies and no evidence organized aid delivery.

2. The Justice Department will now allow US Airways⁴ and American to merge⁵, creating the world’s largest Airline. The government sued to block the merge saying it would restrict competition. But the airlines agreed to concessions⁶.

3. The American Heart Association in an American college of cardiology released new guidelines to prevent heart attacks and strokes. They are urging nearly one third of American adults to consider taking cholesterol⁷ lowering statin drugs.

4. New York’s new World Trading Centre Tower once it is finished will replace Chicago’s Willis Tower as the nation’s tallest building. A panel of architects says a needle atop the Manhattan skyscraper⁸ is a permanent spire⁹, not an antenna¹⁰, and can be included in its height.

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1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 considerably
adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上
参考例句：
The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。 The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

3 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。 His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

4 AIRWAYS
航空公司
参考例句：
The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。 At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

5 merge
v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体
参考例句：
I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。 The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

6 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

7 cholesterol
n.（U）胆固醇
参考例句：
There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。 They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

8 skyscraper
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。 The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

9 spire
n.(教堂)尖顶，尖塔，高点
参考例句：
The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击。 They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔。

10 antenna
n.触角，触须；天线
参考例句：
The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。 In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-16