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1. The lawyer for WikiLeaks founder¹ Julian Assange is negotiating with British police. They are discussing the arrest warrant Sweden issued. The 39-year-old Australian is accused of rape² and sexual molestation³ in one Swedish case and of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion⁴ in another.

2. Pakistani officials say two suicide bombers⁵ who attacked a government compound were disguised as police officers. They attacked as a meeting was taking place to discuss setting up an anti-Taliban militia⁶. Fifty people were killed. More than 100 others were wounded.

3. A teenager in Ohio is charged with felonious assault with a weapon - the weapon being a stolen dump truck. The 50-mile chase damaged three cruisers and some other vehicles. Two officers had minor⁷ injuries.

4. An athlete-turned broadcaster known as Dandy Don has died. Don Meredith's wife says her husband suffered a brain hemorrhage and lapsed⁸ into a coma⁹. He was 72.

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1 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

3 molestation
n.骚扰，干扰，调戏；折磨
参考例句：
Michael Jackson is arrested by police on charges of child molestation. 2003年的今天，迈克尔·杰克逊因被警方指控有儿童性骚扰行为而被捕。来自互联网 Jackson pleads not guilty on the molestation charges. 2004年：杰克逊认罪不认罪的性骚扰指控。来自互联网

4 coercion
n.强制，高压统治
参考例句：
Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。 He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。

5 bombers
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟
参考例句：
Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。来自《简明英汉词典》 The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 militia
n.民兵，民兵组织
参考例句：
First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。 There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

7 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

8 lapsed
adj.流失的，堕落的v.退步( lapse的过去式和过去分词 )；陷入；倒退；丧失
参考例句：
He had lapsed into unconsciousness. 他陷入了昏迷状态。 He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits. 他很快陷入以前的恶习中去。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 coma
n.昏迷，昏迷状态
参考例句：
The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。 She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。