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1. A Dallas nurse who tested positive for Ebola has officially been cleared the deadly disease. Amber¹ Vinson left Emory University Hospital following treatment for Ebola after caring for one of the 1st patients diagnosed in the US. Vinson was given a send-off at the hospital by her doctors and caregivers at Emory

2. Canadian shooting victim, Corporal Nathan Cirillo was laid to rest on Ontario. Cirillo was killed during a shooting rampage last week at Canada’s House Parliament. Canadians lined the streets and applauded as the procession of soldiers carried Cirillo’s coffin².

3. Residents on the big island of Hawaii are preparing for a slow motion disaster, as lava³ flows continue to surge. Officials are making arrangement for those living in the lava’s path to be able to watch the destructions as a means of closure. Homeowners continued to evacuate⁴ as lava seeps⁵ into residential⁶ communities.

4. And pet owners are going wild for Halloween costumes this year. The National Retail⁷ Federation⁸ says Americans will spend 350 million dollars on their pets this holiday, proving dressing⁹ up can be a treat for even the furriest critters.

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1 amber
n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的
参考例句：
Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？ This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

2 coffin
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。 The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

3 lava
n.熔岩，火山岩
参考例句：
The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。 His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

4 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

5 seeps
n.（液体）渗( seep的名词复数 )；渗透；渗出；漏出v.（液体）渗( seep的第三人称单数 )；渗透；渗出；漏出
参考例句：
Water seeps through sand. 水渗入沙中。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Water seeps out of the wall. 水从墙里沁出。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。 The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

7 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。 These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

8 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

9 dressing
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。 The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-01