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1. An emotional milestone¹ for New York City, today marks the first day of business for one World Trade Centre, the original site of 9-11 attacks. Thirteen years after the deadly terrorist attacks, staffers of publishing giant Conde Nast began working Monday at the 3.9 billion dollars skyscraper².

2. Federal investigators³ said that the Virgin⁴ Galactic’s Descend⁵ System deployed⁶ too soon, leading to the spaceship to break apart in flight over the Mojave Desert. The official cause of Friday’s crash has not been determined⁷. But NTSB official said the ship’s feathering system was activated⁸ before the craft reached appropriate speed.

3. French President Francois Hollande continued his state visit to Canada Monday. With a visit to the National War Memorial, Oland laid a wreath honouring the war dead of World War I, at the same site where a soldier was shot and killed last month. The President later delivered an address at the Canada’s House Parliament before meeting Canadian Prime Minister Harper.

4. And a fluffy⁹ spy might be the missing the link to finding more about penguin¹⁰ species. This remote control rover is being used by biologists to collect data on penguins¹¹, a notoriously shy creature, by being disguised as a penguin check. The rover is able to infiltrate¹² penguin huddles¹³ to allow scientists to collect health information like heart rate and diet.

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1 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

2 skyscraper
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。 The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

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 virgin
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？ There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

5 descend
vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
参考例句：
I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。 We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

6 deployed
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )；施展；部署；有效地利用
参考例句：
Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。 The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

8 activated
adj. 激活的动词activate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

9 fluffy
adj.有绒毛的，空洞的
参考例句：
Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。 The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

10 penguin
n.企鹅
参考例句：
The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。 He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

11 penguins
n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？来自《简明英汉词典》 Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12 infiltrate
vt./vi.渗入，透过；浸润
参考例句：
The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。 It can infiltrate as much as 100 kilometers into enemy territory at night.可以在夜间深入敌领土100千米。

13 huddles
（尤指杂乱地）挤在一起的人（或物品、建筑）( huddle的名词复数 )；（美式足球）队员靠拢（磋商战术）
参考例句：
The little girl huddles herself up. 小女孩把身子缩成一团。 The child huddles down in the bed, listening to the sound of the storm. 孩子听到雷雨声，就在床上缩成了一团。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-06