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1. Hit show ¡®Glee¡¯ returned for his 5th season with a subtle, sad reminder¹ of late cast member Cory Monteith in the opening show. The new season began Wednesday with the first episode of a two-part solute to the Beatles. A tribute to Monteith, who died in July of a drug and alcohol overdose, is planned for episode 3, airing October 10th.

2. Willie Nelson will make his festival date this Saturday in Nashville, after all. And news released from festival organizers said Nelson has recuperated² enough from a shoulder injury and will play his evening slot, with friend Warren Haynes sitting in for a handful of songs. Nelson pulled out of the festival and postponed³ 3 other days earlier this week after doctors advised him to rest his shoulder.

3. ¡°Mad man¡± star John Hamm says he is fine despite an upcoming procedure to remove a polyp on his vocal⁴ cord. In an interview Thursday, a raspy sounding Hamm said the simple injury was from overuse of his voice. Besides the polyp, the actor insisted that he is healthy as a horse.

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1 reminder
n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示
参考例句：
I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。 It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

2 recuperated
v.恢复（健康、体力等），复原( recuperate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
For a while she recuperated there. 她曾在那儿休养了一个时期。来自辞典例句 Can chronic rhinitis cause giddy tinnitus? What method can be recuperated! 慢性鼻炎会引起头晕耳鸣吗？有什么方法可以调理！来自互联网

3 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。 The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

4 vocal
adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目
参考例句：
The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。 Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-08