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1. It's Super Tuesday. Republican voters in ten states are choosing which candidate should get the chance to challenge President Barack Obama in November. Mitt¹ Romney is hoping to solidify² his front-runner status, Rick Santorum is fighting to keep it a two-man race and Newt Gingrich is struggling to keep his campaign alive with a strong showing in Georgia.

2. Republican presidential candidates are pushing for a tougher US stand against Iran. President Barack Obama says his critics need to remember the "cost of war" in their rush to defend Israel and punish Iran for its nuclear program.

3. Authorities say two adults died in an apparent murder-suicide at a Florida high school. Authorities say no students were injured. Officers believe the second body they found is the shooter. Neither was immediately identified.

4. Britain's Prince Harry³ beat Jamaican Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt in a mock sprint⁴. The prince distracted Bolt during a chat before sprinting⁵ 50 meters down Bolt's home track. The prince is visiting the Caribbean as part of a Diamond Jubilee⁶ tour in honor of Queen Elizabeth.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 solidify
v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结
参考例句：
Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。 Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。

3 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 sprint
n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过
参考例句：
He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。 The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

5 sprinting
v.短距离疾跑( sprint的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Stride length and frequency are the most important elements of sprinting. 步长和步频是短跑最重要的因素。来自互联网 Xiaoming won the gold medal for sprinting in the school sports meeting. 小明在学校运动会上夺得了短跑金牌。来自互联网

6 jubilee
n.周年纪念；欢乐
参考例句：
They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。 Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。