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1. The U.S pleaded to deepen cooperation with South Korea and Japan on deterring¹ the North Korean nuclear threat. President Obama also met with China's President on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington.

2. A police traffic camera caught the moment an overpass² collapsed³ while under construction in eastern India. Over 20 people were killed and more were feared trapped in the debris⁴, as rescuers used saws, small cranes and their bare hands to search for survivors⁵.

3. Hundreds of people lined up the Tesla showrooms around the country to put a deposit down on the new model 3, the company's first entry into the mainstream⁶ market. Tesla planned to unveil its newest model Thursday night, but it won't go on sale until late, 2017.

4. Thousands of people filled the Tokyo park to savor⁷ the cherry blossom in full bloom, as to celebrate the beginning of spring. The age-old tradition of celebrating spring under the blossoms usually only lasts a few weeks, before the petals⁸ fall and give way to green leafs.

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1 deterring
v.阻止，制止( deter的现在分词 )
参考例句：
However, investors say are a number of issues deterring business. 然而，投资者表示，有很多问题让他们却步。来自互联网 It's an effective way of deterring potential does online, the logic goes. 逻辑上这是抑制潜在线上威胁的有效方法。来自互联网

2 overpass
n.天桥，立交桥
参考例句：
I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。 We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

5 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 mainstream
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。 Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

7 savor
vt.品尝，欣赏；n.味道，风味；情趣，趣味
参考例句：
The soup has a savor of onion.这汤有洋葱味。 His humorous remarks added a savor to our conversation.他幽默的话语给谈话增添了风趣。

8 petals
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣 The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-4-06