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Time magazine has named 4 journalists and a newspaper as its 2018 "Person of the Year" for standing¹ up for the truth in the face of persecution² and violence. The group, which Time calls "the guardians³" includes slain⁴ Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

President Donald Trump⁵ meets Tuesday at the White House with presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer as they try to avoid a partial government shutdown amid a dispute over Trump's promised border wall.

Cities across the southeast are still digging out from the massive snowstorm that hit the region Sunday. Many schools are closed for a second day. Thousands are still without power.

A 102-year-old woman from Australia has broken the record for the oldest skydiver in the world when she jumped from 14,000 feet Sunday to raise money for motor neuron disease.

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1 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
参考例句：
He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。 Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

3 guardians
监护人( guardian的名词复数 )；保护者，维护者
参考例句：
Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。 The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。

4 slain
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。 His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

5 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 《时代周刊》揭晓年度人物