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1. Republican lawmakers say Congress should be told the deal to swap¹ five high-level Afghan detainees at Guantanamo for Sergeant² Bowe Bergdahl. The White House says Congress wasn't told because they had to act quickly in order to save Bergdahl whose safety and health were in jeopardy³.

2. Thailand's ruling junta⁴ deployed⁵ thousands of security forces on the streets of Bangkok Sunday to thwart⁶ another round of small-scale protests denouncing last month's military coup⁷. Hundreds demonstrators came out and several were detained, but there was no violence.

3. Police say three men had confessed to the gang-rape and slaying⁸ of two teenage girls Sunday. The girls were found hanging from a tree in northern India , recasting light on the rampant⁹ sexual violence in the country.

4. And in Vienna, Europe hosts its largest event for AIDS research with its 20th annual Light Ball. Celebrities¹⁰ Rickie Martin, Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst and former US president Bill Clinton participated in the extravagant¹¹ fundraiser event.

Salimus Essayd, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 swap
n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易
参考例句：
I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。 This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

2 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

3 jeopardy
n.危险；危难
参考例句：
His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。 It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

4 junta
n.团体；政务审议会
参考例句：
The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。 A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。

5 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。

6 thwart
v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)
参考例句：
We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。 I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。

7 coup
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
参考例句：
The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。 That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

8 slaying
杀戮。
参考例句：
The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。 He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。

9 rampant
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。 You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

10 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。 a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

11 extravagant
adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的
参考例句：
They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。 He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-04