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1. The fate of a Ford¹ Hood² gunman has now been decided³. A military jury sentenced Major Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and another 30 injured.

2. Thousands converged⁴ on the nation's capital to pay tribute on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Celebrities⁵, civil rights pioneers, along with former presidents Clinton and Carter, and President Obama commemorated⁶ Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

3. Chemical weapons inspectors⁷ for the United Nations are in Syria and spent their second day investigating an alleged⁸ chemical weapons attack in Damascus. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the inspectors need two more days.

4. And an aquarium⁹ in Brazil is giving a bit of special treatment to its albino alligator¹⁰. The alligator has hunchback and scoliosis so the aquarium is giving him weekly acupuncture¹¹.

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1 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

3 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 converged
v.（线条、运动的物体等）会于一点( converge的过去式 )；（趋于）相似或相同；人或车辆汇集；聚集
参考例句：
Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally. 成千上万的支持者从四面八方汇聚伦敦举行集会。 People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city. 人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。 a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

6 commemorated
v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Lincoln commemorated the soldiers killed in the battle in his address. 林肯在演说中表扬阵亡将士。来自辞典例句 You'll be commemorated for killing a spy, and be specially discharged. 你们每杀一个间谍将会被记录到特殊档案。来自电影对白

7 inspectors
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
参考例句：
They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。来自《简明英汉词典》 Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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

9 aquarium
n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸
参考例句：
The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。 I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

10 alligator
n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)
参考例句：
She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。 Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。

11 acupuncture
n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法
参考例句：
Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。 It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-02