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1. 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged¹ co-conspirators are being referred to the system of military commissions for trial. The decision by the Obama administration is an about-face from earlier plans to have the five go on trial in federal court in New York.

2. President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is officially underway in an email to supporters the president says he is filing the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. And he directs them to a new campaign website where a video features clips from supporters.

3. Operators of Japan’s damaged nuclear power plant have deliberately² dumped ten thousand tons of tainted³ water into the ocean. It's to make room at a storage site for water that’s even more highly radioactive. Workers have also been using a dye to try to help trace the path of radioactive water seeping⁴ from the plant.

4. And three weeks after they were swept apart in a massive earthquake and tsunami⁵, a dog and its owner have been reunited in Japan. The dog was rescued from drifting ocean debris⁶ last Friday.

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1 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 deliberately
adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地
参考例句：
The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。 They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 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》

4 seeping
v.（液体）渗( seep的现在分词 )；渗透；渗出；漏出
参考例句：
Water had been slowly seeping away from the pond. 池塘里的水一直在慢慢渗漏。来自《简明英汉词典》 Chueh-hui could feel the cold seeping into his bones. 觉慧开始觉得寒气透过衣服浸到身上来了。来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

5 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

6 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。