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1. Iranhas confirmed to Swiss officials that it has sentenced an Iranian-American manto death on charges of spying. The Obama administration says the allegationsagainst the former military translator are false.

2. Authorities in Ohio say a dispute over food for aterminally ill woman upset her husband so much, that he shot and killed two ofthe woman's sisters and his own son before killing¹ himself. The woman who isdying of cancer witnessed the shootings but she was not hurt.

3. A task force is recommending that people who were sterilized² against their will under anold North Carolinastate program be paid 50,000 dollars each in compensation. More than 7,000people were sterilized between 1929 and 1974. State lawmakers will have toapprove any payments.

4. An Alaska fishing community that's beeninundated by snow is already getting help from the National Guard. And now it'sasking for help from manufacturers. Cordova officials say they are looking for sturdy snow shovels³ and snow scoops⁴ asthe area braces⁵ for another storm.

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1 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 sterilized
v.消毒( sterilize的过去式和过去分词 )；使无菌；使失去生育能力；使绝育
参考例句：
My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child. 我妻子生完第4个孩子后做了绝育手术。来自辞典例句 All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use. 所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。来自辞典例句

3 shovels
n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份
参考例句：
workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人 In the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost. 春天，我们用铁锨翻开园子里黑油油的沃土。来自辞典例句

4 scoops
n.小铲( scoop的名词复数 )；小勺；一勺[铲]之量；（抢先刊载、播出的）独家新闻v.抢先报道( scoop的第三人称单数 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）
参考例句：
two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥 I used three scoops of flour and one(scoop)of sugar. 我用了三杓面粉和一杓糖。来自辞典例句

5 braces
n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来
参考例句：
The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃，因为支架全松了。 You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。