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1. Attorney John Henry Browne says it was one of the most emotional meetings of his life. He met with the American soldier he is representing, staff sergeant¹ Robert Bales. Bales is accused of killing² 16 Afghan civilians³. He's being held at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

2. Racism⁴ and anti-Semitism may be behind a deadly shooting outside a Jewish school, as well as last week's similar attacks on paratroopers in France. That's the word from the mayor of Toulouse in Southwestern France. French officials say the gun used to kill four people at the school was the same one used to kill three paratroopers who were of North African and French Caribbean origin.

3. Mitt⁵ Romney is campaigning in President Barack Obama's home state. Illinois holds its presidential primary Tuesday with 54 delegates at stake.

4. And Peyton Manning may soon be a Denver Bronco. ESPN is reporting the four-time NFL MVP has instructed his agent to complete a deal with the Broncos.

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1 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 racism
n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)
参考例句：
He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。 Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

5 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。