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1. Bill Cosby has been charged with aggravated¹ assault stemming from a sexual assault case in 2004. The 78-year-old entertainer is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago. The charges mean he could face a prison sentence of 5-10 years behind the bars.

2. Government officials tour damage to homes in Rowlett, Texas Wednesday morning after nine tornados² swept through the Dallas area on Saturday. Roofs of homes were torn off as officials met with homeowners in the residential³ area.

3. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a major overhaul⁴ of police training after a series of fatal shootings by police, sparking weeks of protests. New requirements mandate⁵ officers responding to calls be equipped with a taser to try to resolve potentially violent situations.

4. And a giant squid made a rare appearance at a Japanese bay. The 12-foot-long tentacled⁶ creature was spotted⁷ by locals at a fishing pier⁸. Giant squids normally inhabit deep seas rather than coastal⁹ areas.

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1 aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )；使更严重；激怒；使恼火
参考例句：
If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。 Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

2 tornados
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。来自互联网 They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。来自互联网

3 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。

4 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

5 mandate
n.托管地；命令，指示
参考例句：
The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。 The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

6 tentacled
有触角[触手]的
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7 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。 Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

8 pier
n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱
参考例句：
The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。 The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

9 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-4