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1. 4 passengers are dead and more than 16 injured after a metro¹ north commuter² train ran out the track in Bronx Sunday morning. Some passengers say the train may have been driving too fast around the so-called Devil's curve.

2. "Fast and Furious" actor Paul Walker is dead following a fiery³ crash in Los Angles.Police cites speed as the factor in the crash but also killed one of walker's friends. The force crashed into a light pole,a tree and burst into flame.

3.Demonstrators in Thailand fight with police outside the government's heavily fortified⁴ headquarter on Sunday ,demanding the government resign.There are also demonstrators outside civil parliament station ,demanding broadcast of the opposition⁵ view.

4.And in Japan the world's first life-size Lady Gaga doll,or Gaga doll were unveiled during a promotional tour for her new album. Who would wonder that She considers her new classic fan as also a little monstrous⁶.

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1 metro
n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)
参考例句：
Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？ The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

2 commuter
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

3 fiery
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
参考例句：
She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。 His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

4 fortified
adj. 加强的
参考例句：
He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。 The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。

5 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 monstrous
adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的
参考例句：
The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。 Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-04