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1. BP says it hopes to siphon as much as half of the oil leaking into the Gulf¹ of Mexico, and it's getting ready to shoot mud into a blown-out well later this week to try and stop it all. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is defending the government response to the Gulf Coast spill in hearings on Capitol Hill.

2. A Haitian court has convicted American missionary² Laura Silsby of arranging to transport 33 children out of the country after January's earthquake. But a judge sentenced her amounted to time served in jail. She's now free to leave the country.

3. An attorney for the family of a seven-year-old girl killed by a police officer's bullet says video footage contradicts the police department's version of what happened during a weekend raid. Police say the officer's gun discharged during a struggle with the girl's grandmother. The attorney says the video shows at least one shot was fired outside the home.

4. A Lebanese immigrant is the new Miss USA. Rima Fakih took home the crown in Las Vegas Sunday night.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 missionary
adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士
参考例句：
She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。 I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。