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　　1. In Boston, a visit from President Barack Obama, a church service comforting those injured in the Marathon bombing. But Obama is vowing¹ to hunt down those responsible for the twin blasts, promising² justice.

　　2. Texas Governor, Rick Perry is calling the deadly fertilizer plant explosion is a truly a nightmare scenario³. As many as 15 people are feared dead and more than 160 the others injured in the small town of west, Texas.

　　3. A former justice of the peace is charged with capital murder in the slayings of north Texas district attorney and his assistant who prosecuted⁴ him for theft. Eric Lyle William has been in jail since Saturday.

　　4. Time Magazine has their list of the top 100 most influential⁵ people in the world. Seven separate covers broken into the categories such as titans, pioneers and icons⁶. It includes President Barack Obama and Jay-Z.

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1 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

2 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 scenario
n.剧本，脚本；概要
参考例句：
But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。 This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

4 prosecuted
a.被起诉的
参考例句：
The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。 The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

5 influential
adj.有影响的，有权势的
参考例句：
He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。 He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

6 icons
n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像
参考例句：
Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓 Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-23