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1. Greece's parliament is set to vote on a bailout deal on Wednesday, meant to prevent the country's economy from collapsing¹. Greek will only get the 94 billion dollar bailout package if it raises its taxation² and cuts its pensions.

2. A jury begins deliberating the Colorado theater shooting trial on Wednesday. Prosecutors³ say James Holmes was legally sane⁴ when he opened fire at a movie theater in 2012, killing⁵ 12 people and injuring 70 others.

3. New surveillance video released shows Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman disappearing from his cell. One of Mexico's most prized and imprisoned⁶ drug lords can be seen just before disappearing behind a half wall obstructing⁷ the camera's view of his shower.

4. NASA's New Horizon spacecraft got the first up-close look at Pluto⁸ Tuesday. The journey began 9.5 years ago, when Pluto was still considered a full-fledged planet.

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1 collapsing
压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂
参考例句：
Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。 The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

2 taxation
n.征税，税收，税金
参考例句：
He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。 The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。

3 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 sane
adj.心智健全的，神志清醒的，明智的，稳健的
参考例句：
He was sane at the time of the murder.在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。 He is a very sane person.他是一个很有头脑的人。

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 imprisoned
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。 They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

7 obstructing
阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )；堵塞；阻碍；阻止
参考例句：
You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。 He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。

8 Pluto
n.冥王星
参考例句：
Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。 Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-20