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1. President Barack Obama had his first look at the devastation¹ that superstorm Sandy waged on New York City. He took a helicopter tour above sections of Queens and Staten Island that were ravaged² by flooding and fires.

2. Israel has begun moving troops toward the Gaza Strip. It also authorized³ the call-up of reservists for a possible ground invasion of the Palestinian territory. That's after continued rocket fire out of Gaza.

3. A BP executive has been indicted⁴ on charges that he lied to authorities about his work estimating the rate at which oil was flowing during the 2010 Gulf⁵ oil spill disaster. BP also announced it had agreed to pay 4.5 billion dollars in a settlement with the US government.

4. And a Japanese sprinter⁶ is officially the world's fastest man on four limbs. The Guinness World Records was on hand as he ran a 100-meter track in 17.47 seconds breaking his own record time from 2008.

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1 devastation
n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤
参考例句：
The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。 There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ravaged
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )；蹂躏；劫掠；抢劫
参考例句：
a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家 The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

3 authorized
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

4 indicted
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。 He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

5 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。

6 sprinter
n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者
参考例句：
He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。来自辞典例句 The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。来自互联网

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-19