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1. President Barack Obama says he is trying to get veterans some much needed work. He spoke¹ in Hampton, Virginia today, telling a military base that Congress needs to approve separate tax credits for companies that hire vets².

2. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit. She is there to encourage the government to continue with its Taliban reconciliation³ efforts.

3. Authorities in Ohio have been spending the day trying to round up lions, tigers and other exotic animals that were set loose. They say the owner of the animals opened their cages and then took his own life.

4. Lindsay Lohan is back in trouble with the law. She was handcuffed and escorted out of court today after a judge in LA revoked⁴ her probation⁵ following her ousting⁶ from a community service assignment at a women shelter.

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1 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 vets
abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗
参考例句：
I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。来自互联网 In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。来自互联网

3 reconciliation
n.和解，和谐，一致
参考例句：
He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。 Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

4 revoked
adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。来自辞典例句 A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。来自辞典例句

5 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

6 ousting
驱逐( oust的现在分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。 The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。