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1. He is a national hero in South Africa after competing in last summer's Olympics on high-tech¹ artificial legs. But now, Oscar Pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend. Police say there has been trouble before at the track star's home, including allegations of a domestic nature.

2. British police say three men have been arrested by officers investigating the horsemeat scandal in Europe. The arrests come after Britain's food regulators said that horsemeat tainted² with an equine painkiller³ may have been sold to consumers for "some time".

3. American Airlines and US Airways⁴ have announced an 11-billion-dollar deal that would create the world's biggest airline. Both the Department of Transportation and the Justice Department must sign off on the merger⁵. It could be several months if not years before passengers see any significant change.

4. Three lucky couples have celebrated⁶ Valentine's Day weddings at the Empire State building. They won Thursday's weddings by submitting their love stories to the landmark⁷ skyscraper's Facebook page.

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1 high-tech
adj.高科技的
参考例句：
The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。 The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

2 tainted
adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏
参考例句：
The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。 He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 painkiller
n.止痛药
参考例句：
I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。 The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。

4 AIRWAYS
航空公司
参考例句：
The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。 At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

5 merger
n.企业合并，并吞
参考例句：
Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。 Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

6 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 landmark
n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标
参考例句：
The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。 The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-17