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1. Recalling the "unimaginable hell" of D-Day suffering, President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the against-all-odds Allied¹ landings that broke Nazi² Germany's grip on France and turned the tide of history. Obama joined other world leaders in France to commemorate³ the 65th anniversary of the decisive invasion.

2. Attorney Mark Geragos says the family of actor David Carrodine is asking the FBI and a private forensics expert to help investigate the actor's death. Meantime, police in Thailand say surveillance footage indicates no one entered Carrodine's hotel room before he died.

3. Brazil's military says searchers have found two bodies and a briefcase⁴ containing a ticket for Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean close to where the jetliner is believed to have crashed. The investigation⁵ is increasingly focusing on the plane's airspeed instruments.

4. Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated fellow countrywoman Dinara Safina in straight sets to win the French Open.

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1 allied
adj.协约国的；同盟国的
参考例句：
Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。 Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

2 Nazi
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
参考例句：
They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。 Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

3 commemorate
vt.纪念，庆祝
参考例句：
This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。 We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

4 briefcase
n.手提箱，公事皮包
参考例句：
He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。 He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

5 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-07