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1 Fire officials say sparks from power lines likely started the blaze that became the most destructive wildfire in Texas history. The blaze started near Bastrop on Sep.4th. It destroyed more than 1500 homes and killed two people.

2 A lawyer for a Maryland man detained in Aruba is criticizing prosecutors¹' re-enactment of the purported² drowning of his client's travel partner. The lawyer says it is one-sided because authorities ingored some statements made by Gary Giordano about what happened to Robyn Gardner.

3 A powerful typhoon buffeted³ Tokyo with strong winds of rain as it barreled toward Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast. Authorities told more than a million people to evacuate⁴ to eastern and central parts of the country.

4 An emperor penguin⁵ born without any fur has survived its first month. Thanks to special care by staff of Chinese aquarium⁶. The staff rescued the penguin after its parents abandoned it at birth.

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1 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 purported
adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点 The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 buffeted
反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 )；连续猛击；打来打去；推来搡去
参考例句：
to be buffeted by the wind 被风吹得左右摇摆 We were buffeted by the wind and the rain. 我们遭到风雨的袭击。

4 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

5 penguin
n.企鹅
参考例句：
The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。 He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

6 aquarium
n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸
参考例句：
The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。 I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。