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　　1. Officials say more than a dozen people have been wounded in a stabbing attack at the Lone¹ Star community college near Houston. Authorities say at least four of those injured were in critical condition. And a suspect is in custody².

　　2. Officials in Iran say more than 30 people are dead and hundreds more have been injured. That’s after an earthquake hit a sparsely³ populated area of the country. Authorities say it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.

　　3. As Senate Democrats⁴ approach a key decision on gun legislation, relatives of victims of the Connecticut school shootings met face-to-face with Senators in Washington. That as Vice⁵ President, Joe Biden and Attorney General, Eric Holder⁶ spoke⁷ to law enforcement officers at the White House.

　　4. And the day after the high temperature in Denver hit the mid⁸ 60s, snow and temperatures in the teens slowed things down in the Mile High City. A large spring snowstorm is causing problems from Wyoming to Chicago.

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1 lone
adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的
参考例句：
A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。 She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

2 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 sparsely
adv.稀疏地；稀少地；不足地；贫乏地
参考例句：
Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. 与其面积相比，这个城市的人口是稀少的。来自《简明英汉词典》 The ground was sparsely covered with grass. 地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 holder
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

7 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 mid
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。 He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-13