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1. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says some recent economic figures have pointed¹ to weaker consumer spending than had been expected, but maybe it was just due to the wicked winter across much of the country. The Federal will keep an eye on that.

2. The White House is welcoming efforts by Ukraine’s parliament to stabilize² the country. Press Secretary Jay Carney says ousted³ President Viktor Yanukovich abdicated⁴ his responsibility.

3. Those Nutrition Facts labels on nearly every food package in grocery stories are getting a new look, calories will be in larger bolder type and consumers would know whether foods have added sugars under proposed changes. Serving size would also be updated.

4. Three Asianic lion cubs⁵ are making their debut⁶ at a zoo in eastern France, raising slim hopes for one of the world’s rarest species. They didn’t announce the December 31st birth until this week, afraid the cubs might not survive.

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1 pointed
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。 She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 stabilize
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。 His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

3 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

4 abdicated
放弃（职责、权力等）( abdicate的过去式和过去分词 )；退位，逊位
参考例句：
He abdicated in favour of his son. 他把王位让给了儿子。 King Edward Ⅷ abdicated in 1936 to marry a commoner. 国王爱德华八世于1936年退位与一个平民结婚。

5 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-04