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1. The United States loses out in its bid to host the World Cup in 2022. The tiny Middle East nation of Qatar got the nod. President Barack Obama said the soccer body making the call made the wrong decision. Russia will host in 2018.

2. In Connecticut, Steven Hayes is sentenced to death for a home invasion that left a woman and her two daughters dead. The only survivor¹, Dr. William Petit, says the attacks have left an emotional scar.

3. On a highway in Buffalo², New York, an accident snarls³ traffic, stranding⁴ people for hours in heavy snow. The city got some two feet of snow, closing schools and cutting power.

4. At Zoo Atlanta, a good check-up for a baby giant panda born about a month ago. The cub⁵ measures just over a foot and weighs in at 2.2 pounds.

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1 survivor
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。 There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

2 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
参考例句：
Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。 The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 snarls
n.（动物的）龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 )；愤怒叫嚷（声）；咆哮（声）；疼痛叫声v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫，（人）咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说
参考例句：
I don't know why my hair snarls easily. 我不知道我的头发为什么容易缠结。来自辞典例句 She combed the snarls out of her hair. 她把头发的乱结梳理通。来自辞典例句

4 stranding
n.（船只）搁浅v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。来自辞典例句 The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。来自辞典例句

5 cub
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。 The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。