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1. Canada has been given a seat at the table for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership¹. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada was asked to join the trade negotiations². It comes after Harper met with President Barack Obama at the G20 summit.

2. More evacuations are possible as fires rage across the west. A fire west of Fort Collins, Colorado already burned nearly 200 homes. The blaze is only about half contained.

3. Jerry Sandusky's attorneys are suggesting that investigators³ shared details among accusers. The defense⁴ says that planted the seeds of the alleged⁵ victims' evolving accounts of abuse. The former Penn State assistant football coach denies the sexual abuse charges.

4. And a Florida teenager is recovering after doctors removed a three-foot-long fishing spear to the head. The spear went straight through his skull⁶ from front to back. The teen says he isn't in pain, and doesn't even remember the accident.

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1 partnership
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。 Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

2 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 skull
n.头骨；颅骨
参考例句：
The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。 He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。