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1. Three thousands cruise ship passengers who spent five days adrift in the Gulf¹ of Mexico with poor sanitation² and no running water are back on dry land. The Carnival³ Triumph was crippled by an engine fire. It was towed into Mobile, Alabama last night.

2. Prosecutors⁴ in South Africa say they will pursue a charge of premeditated murder against Olympic star and double-amputee Oscar Pistorius. He was arrested after his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, was shot dead in his home.

3. Five hundred people are reported injured after a meteor streaked⁵ to Earth in Russia's Ural Mountains. Scientists say the meteor weighed 10 tons.

4. President Obama travels to Chicago today. He will talk about how to build what he calls "ladders of opportunity" into the middle class.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 sanitation
n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备
参考例句：
The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。 Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

3 carnival
n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演
参考例句：
I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。 Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

4 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。

5 streaked
adj.有条斑纹的，不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 )；使布满条纹
参考例句：
The children streaked off as fast as they could. 孩子们拔脚飞跑来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 His face was pale and streaked with dirt. 他脸色苍白，脸上有一道道的污痕。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-18