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1. Authorities in South Florida say they have solved the 1981 killing¹ of Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh who later gained fame as host of "America's Most Wanted". The man believed responsible for the crime, serial² killer³ Ottis Toole, died in prison more than a decade ago.

2. President-elect Barack Obama picked Chicago Schools Chief Arne Duncan to be his education secretary, saying failing to improve classroom instruction would be "morally unacceptable" for the nation's children.

3. Detroit's newspapers are cutting back, dropping home delivery except for the busiest days for advertising⁴: Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, blaming slumping⁵ revenue. Detroit is the largest market with papers taking on such a massive change.

4. Inside a top Paris department store, a momentary⁶ scare after dynamite⁷ is found in a bathroom. A cryptic⁸ message said France needs to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Police say the explosives were old with no risk of explosion.

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1. cryptic: adj.

A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.

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1 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。

2 serial
n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的
参考例句：
A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。 Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

3 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

4 advertising
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
参考例句：
Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗? The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

5 slumping
大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的现在分词 )；沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
参考例句：
Hong Kong's slumping economy also caused a rise in bankruptcy applications. 香港经济低迷，破产申请个案随之上升。 And as with slumping, over-arching can also be a simple postural habit. 就像弯腰驼背，过度挺直也可能只是一种习惯性姿势。

6 momentary
adj.片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的
参考例句：
We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。 I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。

7 dynamite
n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破)
参考例句：
The workmen detonated the dynamite.工人们把炸药引爆了。 The philosopher was still political dynamite.那位哲学家仍旧是政治上的爆炸性人物。

8 cryptic
adj.秘密的，神秘的，含义模糊的
参考例句：
She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照。 The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.新的保险单在编写时没有隐秘条款或秘密条款。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-17