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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told Saudi Arabia's rulers that the US takes the disappearance¹ of journalist Jamal Khashoggi "very seriously". The US also pulled out of a major Saudi investment conference amid global pressure. But President Donald Trump² has cautioned against a rush to judgment³ against an important Mideast ally.

In Afghanistan, three top Kandahar province officials have been killed by their own guards in an attack at a security meeting that also wounded two US troops. A Taliban spokesman who claimed responsibility said the target was US general Scott Miller⁴, commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

In Arizona, crews rescued a man trapped in an old abandoned mine shaft⁵ after he fell down 100 feet on Monday. He was found on Wednesday by a man passing by the area who heard calls for help.

Firefighters rescued a pony⁶ that was found trapped in a storm drain in Houston on Wednesday. They sedated⁷ the pony before hoisting⁸ it out.

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1 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

2 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 judgment
n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见
参考例句：
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。 He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 miller
n.磨坊主
参考例句：
Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。 The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

5 shaft
n.(工具的)柄，杆状物
参考例句：
He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。 This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。

6 pony
adj.小型的；n.小马
参考例句：
His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。 They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

7 sedated
v.使昏昏入睡，使镇静( sedate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She's sedated,but she's probably scared out of her mind. 她很安静，但是她可能已经吓疯了。来自电影对白 Are you telling me the porn actually sedated you? 你是要告诉我，那毛片的确让你镇静下来吗？来自电影对白

8 hoisting
起重，提升
参考例句：
The hoisting capacity of that gin pole (girder pole, guy derrick) is sixty tons. 那个起重抱杆（格状抱杆、转盘抱杆）的起重能力为60吨。来自口语例句 We must use mechanical hoisting to load the goods. 我们必须用起重机来装载货物。

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