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1. An army staff sergeant¹ has been given a Medal of Honor. President Barack Obama awarded the medal to Salvatore Giunta, the first living service member from Iraq or Afghanistan wars to be so honored.

2. Congressman² Charles Rangel of New York is denouncing a decision of an ethics³ panel to convict him on 11 counts. Rangel says he was deprived of due process rights and the right to counsel.

3. A judge has set a one-million-dollar bond for an Ohio man accused of keeping a 13-year-old girl bound and gagged in his basement. The girl’s brother, mother and a family friend remain missing.

4. Britain’s Prince William says it was a way of making sure that his mother, the late Princess Diana, didn’t miss out on the upcoming royal wedding. William says he’s given his fiancee Kate Middleton the engagement ring that was once worn by his mother.

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1 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。