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1. An air search in the southern Indian Ocean will resume on Friday morning for possible debris¹ from Malaysia Airline’s flight 370. Several rescue planes are hoping to determine if two large objects spotted² in satellite imagery came from the jet vanished that with 239 people onboard.

2. President Barack Obama has announced a new set of sanctions to intensify³ pressure on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. The sanctions target to President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank.

3. The Pastor⁴ who founded a Topeka Church known for its anti-gay demonstrations⁵ at military funerals has died. Fred Phelps was 84. The activities of his Westboro Baptist Church inspired a federal law on funeral picketing⁶ and laws in more than 40 states.

4. And service oriented robots made their debut⁷ at the InnoRobo Trade Show in France. The robots can navigate⁸ large crowd, recognize speech and identify objects for their human owners.

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1 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。 Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 intensify
vt.加强；变强；加剧
参考例句：
We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。 They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

4 pastor
n.牧师，牧人
参考例句：
He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。 We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

5 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )；表明；表达；游行示威
参考例句：
Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

6 picketing
[经] 罢工工人劝阻工人上班，工人纠察线
参考例句：
mass picketing of the factory 罢工工人集体对工厂的封锁 "And my chaps were also there to prevent picketing! “我的人也是防着女工们要拦厂！来自子夜部分

7 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。

8 navigate
v.航行，飞行；导航，领航
参考例句：
He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。 Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-25