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1. President Obama is warning Iran that the US will do what is necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Obama spoke¹ after meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

2. And the president says he's certain he could have done things differently when it comes to the Mideast. But Obama says bringing peace to the region is a really hard problem to solve, one that's lingered for more than 60 years.

3. Five former elected officials of the tiny California city of Bell have been convicted of multiple counts of misappropriation of public funds. They've been accused of paying themselves enormous salaries at the expense of the residents of the impoverished² city. A sixth defendant³ has been cleared entirely⁴.

4. Meet Kali, Alaska Zoo's littlest polar bear. The orphaned⁵ polar cub⁶ is making its temporal home at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. An official says the bear's mother was killed March 12. The cub is about three or four months old and weighs just 18 pounds.

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1 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 impoverished
adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化
参考例句：
the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区 They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 defendant
n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句：
The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。 The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

4 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。 His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

5 orphaned
[计][修]孤立
参考例句：
Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。 He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。

6 cub
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。 The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-24