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1. A Pakistani-born Virginia man arrested on terrorism charges says he cannot afford an attorney. Farooque Ahmed did not enter a plea and has been ordered held without bond. The FBI says Ahmed cased Washington DC area subway stations in what he thought was an al-Qaeda plot to bomb and kill commuters.

2. UN investigators¹ have taken samples of foul-smelling waste trickling² behind a Nepalese peacekeeping base, trying to determine if that is the cause of a recent cholera⁴ outbreak. So far, the UN is denying that the base is the source. More than 4,000 people have been sickened because of the outbreak.

3. A Notre Dame⁵ student is dead after the tower he was using to tape football practice toppled over. The cause of the accident isn't known. But winds were gusting⁶ to 51 miles per hour at the time. University President Rev⁷. John Jenkins says the school is deeply saddened by this tragic⁸ loss.

4. The San Francisco Giants have jumped out to a one-game lead in the World Series. The Giants beat up on Texas Rangers⁹' ace³ Cliff Lee, scoring seven runs off the lefty in just 4-2/3 innings. Final score, 11 to 7. Game two is tonight.

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1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 trickling
n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动
参考例句：
Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。 The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ace
n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的
参考例句：
A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。 He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

4 cholera
n.霍乱
参考例句：
The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。 Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

5 dame
n.女士
参考例句：
The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。 If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

6 gusting
（风）猛刮（gust的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
Then the treacherous North Atlantic struck, with hail, rain, lightning and gusting wind. 这时，气候变幻莫测的北大西洋出现了冰雹、大雨、闪电和狂风。来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821 Jeff: Sometimes, the partiality and miscarriage of justice are dis-gusting too. 杰夫：有时，裁判的不公平和误判也真是令人讨厌的一件事情。

7 rev
v.发动机旋转，加快速度
参考例句：
It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。 Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

8 tragic
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
参考例句：
The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。 Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

9 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )；突击队员
参考例句：
Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？来自超越目标英语第3册 Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。来自超越目标英语第3册