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1. Travelling in Estonia, President Obama lashed¹ out at Russia for military actions in Ukraine and assured solidarity² with NATO allies. Obama vowed³ to come to the defense⁴ of any nation that fears it could be Russia's next target. Estonia has the largest Russian-speaking population.

2. Meanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin has come up with his own 7-point peace plan for eastern Ukraine. He's calling on Russian-backed insurgents⁵ to stop advancing. In exchange, he wants Ukrainian troops to withdraw and stop artillery⁶ strikes.

3. One of North Carolina's longest-serving death row inmates⁷ is free. Fifty-year-old Henry McCollum walked out of central prison in Raleigh on Wednesday. New DNA⁸ evidence in the 30-year-old murder case purged⁹ him the crime.

4. And the drug store chain CVS won't sell you a pack of cigarettes or cigars any more. Instead, customers will see nicotine¹⁰ gum and signs urging smokers¹¹ to kick the habit.

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1 lashed
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。 The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 solidarity
n.团结；休戚相关
参考例句：
They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。 The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

3 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。 I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

4 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。来自互联网

6 artillery
n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)
参考例句：
This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。 The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

7 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。 Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

9 purged
清除（政敌等）( purge的过去式和过去分词 )；涤除（罪恶等）；净化（心灵、风气等）；消除（错事等）的不良影响
参考例句：
He purged his enemies from the Party. 他把他的敌人从党内清洗出去。 The iron in the chemical compound must be purged. 化学混合物中的铁必须清除。

10 nicotine
n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱
参考例句：
Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。 Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。

11 smokers
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。 Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-10