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1. US defense¹ officials say the sergeant² Bowe Bergdahl will be transferred to an army base in Texas on Friday. Bergdahl was held in captive by Taliban forces for 5 years before being released in exchange for 5 Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

2. Members of the Republican Party are delivering a firm message to President Obama on Iraq as the US prepares to send a new aid to Iraq to slow down violence. Senator John McCain gave an impassioned speech saying the decision for a complete pullout of the US troops was dictated³ by politics.

3. Brazil’s big day has finally arrived. The highly anticipated World Cup kicks off today with the opening match pitting host country Brazil against Croatia. Well over 3 billion spectators are expected to watch soccer’s premier⁴ event.

4. And George H.W. Bush leaped into celebrating his 90th birthday today. The former President made a tandem⁵ parachute jump near his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. The 41st President did a jump from a helicopter with a retired⁶ army parachutist.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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 dictated
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布
参考例句：
He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。 No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 premier
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。 He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 tandem
n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的
参考例句：
Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。 He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。

6 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-17