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1. President Barack Obama is defending his plans to tighten¹ gun control restrictions². Speaking from the Oval office, Obama said the steps he'll announce are within his legal authority, while he's offered few details on what those actions might be. Behind the scene, officials have been preparing to expand background checks on gun sales.

2. In San Bernardino, employees returned to the site of last month's terror attack. It's the first time most of the workers have set foot on the complex since the attack. Security guards check the IDs and now the center is surrounded by offence.

3. In the U.S and around the globe, stocks fell on 2016's first day of trading. Investors³ dumped shares on new fears of a Chinese economic slowdown and more turmoil⁴ in the Middle East.

4. A needed trim for a sheep named Sheila. For 6 years, she was lost in the dense⁵ forest of Tasmania. But then she was rescued with a fleece so large she couldn't move. On Monday, she was sheared⁶, setting 46 pounds.

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1 tighten
v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
参考例句：
Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。 Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

2 restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 )；管制；制约因素；带限制性的条件（或规则）
参考例句：
I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。 a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

3 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 turmoil
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
参考例句：
His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。 The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

5 dense
a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的
参考例句：
The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

6 sheared
v.剪羊毛( shear的过去式和过去分词 )；切断；剪切
参考例句：
A jet plane sheared the blue sky. 一架喷气式飞机划破蓝空。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 踏板在枢轴处断裂了。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-6