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1. Why will it take so long for the lights to come back on? That's the question nearly 1.8 million people without electricity on the East Coast are asking. Officials warn that some neighborhoods may be in the dark for most of the week.

2. Army Staff Sergeant¹ Travis Mills was severely² injured in an explosion while serving in Afghanistan. Today he is one of five quadruple amputees in the US military to have survived such an injury. He is now undergoing physical therapy at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where his recovery could last a year.

3. The search is back on to find clues in the mysterious disappearance³ of famed aviator⁴ Amelia Earhart and her plane. On Tuesday, searchers and salvagers embarked⁵ on a $2.2 million expedition to find wreckage⁶ from Earhart's plane that went missing over the Pacific Ocean 75 years ago.

4. And Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond has resigned with immediate⁷ effect. The British banking⁸ giant was fined $453 million last week by US and British regulators over false reports on interbank borrowing. Chairman Marcus Agius will serve as CEO until a replacement⁹ is found.

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1 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

3 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

4 aviator
n.飞行家，飞行员
参考例句：
The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。 Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。

5 embarked
乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )；装载；从事
参考例句：
We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。 She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

6 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。 New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

7 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

8 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

9 replacement
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
参考例句：
We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。 They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。