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1. The supreme¹ court loosed the reign² on political campaign contribution. In the 5 to 4 decision, justice struck down limits on total amount of money, a donor³ can give the candidates, political authorities and packs. The controversial ruling leaves in place limit on contribution to individual campaign.

2. In Egypt, 3 bombs exploded outside Cairo university main campus. The blast hit riot police who were deployed⁴ against daily protest by Pro-Morsi students.

3. Germany's largest airline Lufthansa canceled nearly 900 flights. The carrier is expected to cancel more after the pilot's union started a 3 day's strike as part of the wage dispute.

4. A stolen painting worth millions has been found in Italy. Italian police found the Paul Gauguin "still life" in a Sicilian autoworker's kitchen. He said he bought it at an auction⁵ 40 years ago.

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1 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 reign
n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势
参考例句：
The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。 The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

3 donor
n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体
参考例句：
In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。 The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

4 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。

5 auction
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-07