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1. Spectators and hundreds of graduates made a dash for cover after a severe thunderstorm swept through a high school graduation in New Jersey¹ Thursday evening. Amateur video shows what witnesses feared was a tornado², but the National Weather Service later said the dense³ clouds merely resembled one.

2. President Barack Obama says it's offensive to claim that his White House deliberately⁴ leaked national security information to boost his standing⁵ during an election year. Republican Senator John McCain accused the White House of leaking information about cyber attacks on Iran for political gain.

3. Explosions echoed over Damascus on Friday as Syrian troops clashed with rebels. The government is unleashing⁶ heavy assaults to retake rebel-held neighborhoods. Meanwhile, UN monitors are inspecting the scene of a suspected massacre⁷ at a farming village.

4. A dog is mothering four newborn white tiger cubs⁸ in China. The local pooch is allowing the rare cubs to breastfeed alongside her puppies. Zoo employees say the cubs' mother refused to feed them.

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1 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

3 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。

4 deliberately
adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地
参考例句：
The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。 They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

5 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。

6 unleashing
v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Company logos: making people's life better by unleashing Cummins power. 公司理念：以康明斯动力建设更美好的生活！来自互联网 Sooner or later the dam will burst, unleashing catastrophic destruction. 否则堤坝将崩溃，酿成灾难。来自互联网

7 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。 If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

8 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》