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1. President Barack Obama will take to the airways¹ Wednesday night in a prime time address to the nation. Aides say he will outline specific details what steps the US will take to defeat the Islamic State group which has overrun parts of the northern Iraq and Syria. The plan is expected to call for arming Syrian opposition² forces and potentially launching airstrikes in both countries.

2. Meanwhile, Secretary of State, John Kerry made a surprise visit to Baghdad to meet with Iraq’s new leaders. In a news conference there, Kerry said neither the US nor the world will stand by and watch the militant³ groups spread its evil.

3. A South Carolina man confessed Wednesday to killing⁴ his five children, ages one to eight, then dumping their bodies wrapped in trash bags in a secluded⁵ clearing along a rural road in Alabama. Authorities say 32-year-old Timothy Ray Jones Jr. will be charged with 5 counts of murder. They are not yet sure of the motive⁶.

4. And morning show anchors in Knoxville, Tennessee, got an early Halloween Scare Wednesday, when a flying bat made a surprise live appearance onset⁷.

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1 AIRWAYS
航空公司
参考例句：
The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。 At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

2 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 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。

5 secluded
adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句：
Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。来自《简明英汉词典》 This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

7 onset
n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始
参考例句：
The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。 Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-18