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1. The woman accused of intentionally¹ plowing² a car carrying her child through crowds of pedestrians³ on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk was in court Wednesday morning. Lakeisha Holloway appeared in court on charges of murder, hit and run and child abuse.

2. With two days away from Christmas, the weather sure doesn’t seem so frightful⁴. From DC to Milwaukee, unseasonably warm weather is gripping the nation with temperatures on Christmas day expected to hit the high 60s to 70s.

3. An unmanned flying object carrying a TV camera came down and shattered on the icy slope just behind a professional skier⁵ in Italy. The International Ski Federation⁶ has since banned camera drones from its world cup races.

4. And Santa Claus is busy making final preparations in Finland before heading off to deliver Christmas cheer. Families looking to make a personal visit to old St. Nick visited Santa’s village in northern Finland, where elves sort letters and reindeer⁷ roam free just ahead of the big holiday.

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1 intentionally
ad.故意地，有意地
参考例句：
I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。 The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

2 plowing
v.耕( plow的现在分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
参考例句：
"There are things more important now than plowing, Sugar. "如今有比耕种更重要的事情要做呀，宝贝儿。来自飘（部分） Since his wife's death, he has been plowing a lonely furrow. 从他妻子死后，他一直过着孤独的生活。来自辞典例句

3 pedestrians
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 frightful
adj.可怕的；讨厌的
参考例句：
How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！ We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

5 skier
n.滑雪运动员
参考例句：
She is a skier who is unafraid of danger.她是一名敢于冒险的滑雪者。 The skier skimmed across the snow.滑雪者飞快地滑过雪地。

6 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

7 reindeer
n.驯鹿
参考例句：
The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。 The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-12-28