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　　1. Syria’s Foreign Minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014, and might seek another term.

　　2. Until the local fertilizer company in west, Texas, blew up last month and demolished¹ scores of homes, many in that town didn’t know what chemicals were stored there.

　　3. President Barack Obama is prepared to nominate James Comey, a former Bush’s Administration official with bipartisan credentials², as the next FBI director.

　　4. The army staff sergeant³ charged with slaughtering⁴ 16 villagers in Afghanistan will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty and a deal that requires him to recount the horrific attack for the first time.

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1 demolished
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。 They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

2 credentials
n.证明，资格，证明书，证件
参考例句：
He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。 Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

3 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

4 slaughtering
v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The Revolutionary Tribunal went to work, and a steady slaughtering began. 革命法庭投入工作，持续不断的大屠杀开始了。来自英汉非文学 - 历史 \"Isn't it terrific slaughtering pigs? “宰猪的！来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-04