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1. Authorities in Washington State expect the number of dead from a mudslide to go up substantially in the next couple of days. 16 bodies have been recovered so far. At least 9 more have been spotted¹. 90 people are missing.

2. A law firm, hired by Christ Christie, concludes the New Jersey² Governor did not know ahead of time about a plot to create a gridlock near the George Washington Bridge. The report was paid for by taxpayers³. Federal and state officials are still investigating.

3. The international Monetary⁴ Fund has promised 18-billion loans to Ukraine. The United States House and Senate have each passed measures to provide help and impose sanctions against Russia.

4. And France’s so-called Spider-Man scaled another tower, this time the 500-foot Araine. Onlookers⁵ and police were watching. Alain Robert says, even at 52, he is still fit enough to climb buildings.

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1 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。

2 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 taxpayers
纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。 She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

4 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

5 onlookers
n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。 The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-01