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1. Heavy winds and high tides complicated efforts to hold back oil that threatened to coat birds and other marine¹ life as it oozed² ashore³ from the Gulf⁴ of Mexico, the White House halted any new offshore⁵ oil projects until safeguards are in place to prevent rig explosions like the one that caused the spill.

2. United and Continental⁶ Airlines are moving closer to announcing a merger⁷ as early as Monday. People familiar with the matter say the two airlines will combine to form the world's largest carrier by passenger traffic. It would plan to be United name and be based in Chicago.

3. The 22-year-old David Kernell was convicted on two charges in the hacking⁸ of Sarah Palin's e-mail account, the jury deadlocked⁹ on the third charge, the most serious charge, carries a maximum 20-year jail sentence.

4. New lion cubs¹⁰ made their debut¹¹ at the Bronx Zoo. Cubs scrambled¹² ground playfully, not far in the watchful¹³ eyes of their mother.

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1 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 oozed
v.（浓液等）慢慢地冒出，渗出( ooze的过去式和过去分词 )；使（液体）缓缓流出；（浓液）渗出，慢慢流出
参考例句：
Blood oozed out of the wound. 血从伤口慢慢流出来。 Mud oozed from underground. 泥浆从地下冒出来。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 ashore
adv.在(向)岸上，上岸
参考例句：
The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。 He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

4 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 offshore
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。 A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

6 continental
adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的
参考例句：
A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。 The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

7 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。

8 hacking
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
参考例句：
The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。 We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

9 deadlocked
陷入僵局的；僵持不下的
参考例句：
The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。 The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。

10 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

11 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

12 scrambled
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。来自《简明英汉词典》

13 watchful
adj.注意的，警惕的
参考例句：
The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。 It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-09)