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1. Former CIA Director David Petraeus' extra-marital affair will be the subject of meetings between Congressional and Intelligence community leaders. Petraeus was supposed to testify this week about the attack on the US consulate¹ in Benghazi, Libya. But he resigned because of the affair on Friday.

2. The Israeli military says it has scored direct hits on targets in Syria after responding to stray mortar² fire. It's believed the mortars³ are coming from fighting in Syria's civil war. Israel says the shells do not appear to be aimed at Israeli targets.

3. The puppeteer⁴ who performs as Elmo on Sesame Street is taking a leave of absence after allegations that he had relationship with a 16-year-old boy several years ago. Sesame workshop says its investigation⁵ found no evidence to back up the charges against the puppeteer.

4. An injured Koala was found with burnt paws and singed⁶ furs Monday, following a massive bush fire in Australia. The fire has destroyed about 5000 acres, but no other injuries have been reported.

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1 consulate
n.领事馆
参考例句：
The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。 The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

2 mortar
n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合
参考例句：
The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。 The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

3 mortars
n.迫击炮( mortar的名词复数 )；砂浆；房产；研钵
参考例句：
They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。来自《简明英汉词典》 Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？来自教父部分

4 puppeteer
n.操纵木偶的人，操纵傀儡
参考例句：
Mr. Sullivan is a professional puppeteer.沙利文先生是一位专业的木偶戏表演者。 One puppeteer controls the doll's head,face,and right hand.一个表演者控制木偶的头部，面部和右手。

5 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 singed
v.浅表烧焦( singe的过去式和过去分词 )；（毛发）燎，烧焦尖端[边儿]
参考例句：
He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. 他点烟时把头发给燎了。 The cook singed the chicken to remove the fine hairs. 厨师把鸡燎一下，以便去掉细毛。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-15