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1. It is a big day for Mitt¹ Romney in Texas. The state is holding its presidential primary and has enough delegates to push him over the top and secure the Republican nomination².

2. Rescue workers are combing through the rubble³ of Italy's latest deadly earthquake. They say they found the bodies of two workers in a collapsed⁴ factory, raising the death toll⁵ to at least 17.

3. The National Weather Service is warning of possible flash flooding as Beryl makes its way out to sea. The former tropical storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Forecasters say it's still bringing plenty of rain to the Southeastern coast.

4. A rare pink diamond has been sold for a record-breaking price at auction⁶ in Hong Kong. Weighing in at more than 12 carats and fetch the price of more than 17 million dollars.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。 After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

4 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 auction
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。