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1. Vice¹ President Joe Biden meets with the National Rifle Association today as the White House looks at ways to curb² gun violence. Biden has promised urgent action in the wake of last month's elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

2. President Obama is expected to nominate White House Chief of Staff Jack³ Lew as Treasury⁴ secretary as early as today. Lew is a top budget expert and an administration insider. If confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Tim Geithner.

3. Regional leaders are gathering⁵ in Caracas today to pay tribute to ailing⁶ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on the day he was supposed to be inaugurated. Chavez is undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba. He hasn't been seen in more than a month.

4. Minneapolis-area residents and tourists who shop at the Mall of America are getting an added treat this month; a giant ice castles display. The castles are built from icicles instead of traditional ice blocks.

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1 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。

2 curb
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。 You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

3 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 ailing
v.生病
参考例句：
They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。 She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-14