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1. Osama bin¹ Laden's former driver has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Salim Hamdan was found guilty yesterday of aiding terrorism but was cleared on conspiracy² charges. He'll be eligible³ for release in six months.

2. China is telling President Bush to stop meddling⁴ in its business.The admonition was prompted by Bush's rebuke⁵ of how China stifles⁶ free speech and religion. A Foreign Ministry⁷ spokesman says Beijing opposes any words or acts that interfere⁸ in other countries' internal affairs.

3. Iraqi officials say the US is near an agreement on pulling all American combat troops out by October of 2010. Some Iraqi leaders are anxious for the US to leave, but officials say the agreement would allow for some soldiers to stay until 2013.

4. Olympic fever is spreading in Asia. A Japanese bakery has cooked up this creation, showcasing pandas and the Olympic rings just ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

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1 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 conspiracy
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。 He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

3 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。 Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

4 meddling
v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。来自辞典例句 They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。来自辞典例句

5 rebuke
v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise
参考例句：
He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。 Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

6 stifles
（使）窒息，（使）窒闷( stifle的第三人称单数 )；镇压，遏制
参考例句：
This stifles the development of the financial sector. 这就遏制了金融部门的发展。 The fruits of such a system are a glittering consumer society which stifles creativity and individuality. 这种制度的结果就是一个压制创造性和个性的闪光的消费者社会。

7 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 interfere
v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰
参考例句：
If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。 When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-08