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1. President Barack Obama says US diplomat¹ Richard Holbrooke deserves credit for the hard-won progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke died Monday night. He had surgery in Washington Saturday to repair a tear in his aorta². He was 69 years old.

2. President Obama says he is not disturbed by a federal judge's ruling that a key part of his health care law is unconstitutional. The ruling states that Americans cannot be compelled to buy health insurance. The ruling states that Americans cannot be compelled to buy health insurance. Obama noted³ yesterday that other judges have found the law constitutional.

3. WikiLeaks founder⁴ Julian Assange is scheduled to be in a London court today. He’s fighting extradition⁵ to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation⁶. Assange is also trying to secure bail⁷ after being held for a week in a British prison cell.

4. The bitter, slow-moving storm that has battered⁸ the upper Mid-west is now making its way into the Northeast. But it’s not just snow and strong winds that are the problems. Bone-chilling temperatures are now in place from Minnesota to Florida. Below-average temperatures are expected to stay in place for several days.

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1 diplomat
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。 He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

2 aorta
n.主动脉
参考例句：
The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。 Put down that jelly doughnut and look carefully at this aorta.放下手头上的东西，认真观察这张大动脉图片。

3 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。 Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 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。

5 extradition
n.引渡（逃犯）
参考例句：
The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。 He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

6 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。

7 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

8 battered
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
参考例句：
He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。 The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。