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　　1.Oklahoma's governor says the town of Moore will be rebuilt. Mary Fallin said the commnity will regain¹ its strength after a devastating² and deadly tornado³.

　　2.Apple CEO Tim Cook disputed Senate claims that the company avoids billions of dollars in US taxes. Cook said the company doesn't depend on gimmicks⁴.

　　3.An Arizona woman convicted of killing⁵ her boyfriend is pleading with a jury to spare her life. Jodi Arias⁶ says she will contribute to society from prison if she avoids the death penalty.

　　4.And this video has some saying Pope Francis performed an exorcism. A Vatican spokesman didn't deny the claim outright⁷, but said the pontiff hadn't intended to perform one.

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1 regain
vt.重新获得，收复，恢复
参考例句：
He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。 The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

2 devastating
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。 Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 gimmicks
n.花招，诡计，骗人的玩意儿( gimmick的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Financial institutions are also often expected yield of gimmicks. 金融机构也往往以预期收益率为噱头。来自互联网 However these are just marketing gimmicks that propagate the myth. 然而这些只是噱头的营销传播的神话。来自互联网

5 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 arias
n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？来自辞典例句 The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。来自辞典例句

7 outright
adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的
参考例句：
If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。 You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-24