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1. The anti-American fury is growing in the Mid-East over an anti-Islam film. Protests have now erupted in Yemen and Iraq, to go along with the violence in Egypt and Libya.

2. The White House is deploring¹ the content of an anti-Muslim film as the heart of the chaos². It says America's free speech rights allow such films to air. It also says it condemns³ the violence in several Islamic countries the film has reportedly triggered.

3. And 1,500 people have turned out to say goodbye to Nil⁴ Armstrong. The first person to walk on the Moon died last month. He was remembered today as a trailblazer for all.

4. UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun is stepping down. He led the Huskies to three national championships, and racked up 873 wins in his 26-year career.

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1 deploring
v.悲叹，痛惜，强烈反对( deplore的现在分词 )
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2 chaos
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。 The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 condemns
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
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Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。来自《简明英汉词典》 The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 nil
n.无，全无，零
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My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.我在这方面的知识几乎等于零。 Their legal rights are virtually nil.他们实际上毫无法律权利。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-18