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1. Newly sworn in Defense¹ Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke² to Pentagon employees Wednesday, vowing³ to continue to build strong relations around the world and engage with allies. Hagel takes the helm at the Pentagon after the Senate voted to confirm him Tuesday, following a 12-day delay.

2. President Barack Obama says civil rights icon⁴ Rosa Parks has taken her rightful place among those who have shaped the course of US history. Obama and Speaker John Boehner unveiled a statue of Parks at the US Capitol.

3. Emotional testimony⁵ Wednesday from the father of one of the first graders killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. Neil Heslin fought tears as he urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to support a proposed assault weapons ban.

4. And authorities in New Zealand say a large shark killed a man swimming at a popular beach near Auckland. Marine⁶ biologists believe it may have been a great white shark, which are common in New Zealand waters. But attacks are rare.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 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。

3 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

4 icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
参考例句：
They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。 Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

5 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

6 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-04