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1. River watchers say the Mississippi is starting to level out around Memphis and it could crest¹ tonight, just shy of a record. More than 1,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.

2. Pakistan's prime minister is echoing President Barack Obama, telling Parliament that Osama Bin² Laden's death was “indeed justice done.” But he's also warning the U.S. against any future raids similar to the one that killed the al-Qaida leader last week.

3. NASA says it will try again next Monday to launch Endeavour on the next-to-last space shuttle flight. On April 29th, an electrical problem prevented the shuttle from blasting off. The husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who named Mark Kelly, will lead the mission.

4. The nation's first full face transplant recipient³ said the first thing his young daughter told him when she saw him after the operation was “Daddy, you're so handsome.” Dallas Wiens joined surgeons in Boston in his first public appearance since the 15-hour procedure in March.

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1 crest
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。 He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

2 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 recipient
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器
参考例句：
Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。 Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。