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1. General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan. Petraeus said it was important to demonstrate that al-Qaeda and its allies will not to be allowed to again establish sanctuaries¹ in Afghanistan.

2. Vice² President Joe Biden says all the main political blocs³ must be included in the new Iraqi government for it to succeed. Biden spoke⁴ to a room of Iraqi political leaders during a visit to Iraq, designed to help bring an end to the political impasse⁵ gripping the country.

3. Hot dog-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi tried to crash the annual hot dog eating contest in New York’s Coney Island. He went on stage after Joey Chestnut⁶ chomped⁷ down on 54 hot dogs in ten minutes.

4. Rafael Nadal has the Wimbledon trophy⁸ back in his hands. The top-ranked Spaniard swept 12th-seeded Tomas Berdych, winning his second Wimbledon and eighth Grand Slam

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1 sanctuaries
n.避难所( sanctuary的名词复数 )；庇护；圣所；庇护所
参考例句：
The designation of special marine reserves and marine sanctuaries shall be subject to the State Council for approval. 海洋特别保护区、海上自然保护区的确定，须经国务院批准。来自《简明英汉词典》 After 1965 he acquiesced when they established sanctuaries on that soil. 1965年以后，他默认了他们在那块土地上建立庇护所。来自辞典例句

2 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 blocs
n.集团，联盟( bloc的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。来自《简明英汉词典》 The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 impasse
n.僵局；死路
参考例句：
The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。 Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

6 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。

7 chomped
v.切齿，格格地咬牙，咬响牙齿( chomp的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He chomped his way through two hot dogs. 他呼哧呼哧地吃掉了两个热狗。 The boy chomped his sandwich. 这个男孩大口嚼着三明治。来自互联网

8 trophy
n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品
参考例句：
The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。 He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。