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1. Almost eight years after Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian officials are preparing for a possible autopsy¹ on his remains². That after his widow said a Swiss lab found elevated levels of a lethal³ radioactive isotope⁴ on the longtime leader's belongings⁵.

2. Crews battling wildfires in the west are hoping calmer winds and higher humidity will help in their efforts. In Colorado Springs, firefighters are pushing toward full containment⁶ of the most destructive blaze in state history.

3. President Barack Obama says the nation's success wouldn't be possible without the generations of immigrants who have come to America. He spoke⁷ Wednesday at a naturalization ceremony for more than two dozen active duty US service members.

4. Joey Chestnut⁸ has won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest. The California man scarfed down 68 hot dogs and buns in the annual 4th of July contest. He takes home $10,000 and a mustard-yellow champion's belt.

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1 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 lethal
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
参考例句：
A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。 She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

4 isotope
n.同位素
参考例句：
The isotope ratio is directly used for comparing oils or gases.同位素比率直接用于比较各种石油或天然气。 How to apply a radio isotope?如何运用放射性同位素？

5 belongings
n.私人物品，私人财物
参考例句：
I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。 Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

6 containment
n.阻止，遏制；容量
参考例句：
Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。 Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

7 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 chestnut
n.栗树，栗子
参考例句：
We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。 In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。