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　　1.North Korea has completed preparation for a missile test that could come any day according to a South Korean Defense¹ Ministry² official.

　　2.A 20-year-old man is charged with aggravated³ assault after allegedly going on a stabbing rampage at a Texas college.

　　3.US diplomats⁴ in Havana say 2 children allegedly kidnapped by their American parents and taken to Cuba have now left the island and are on their way home.

　　4.Connecticut won its eighth national championship with the record 93 - 60 rout⁵ of Louisville last night. The program and head coach Geno Auriemma are tied with Pat Summitt and Tennesee for the most titles in women's basketball history.

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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 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )；使更严重；激怒；使恼火
参考例句：
If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。 Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

4 diplomats
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
参考例句：
These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。 The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 rout
n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮
参考例句：
The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。 The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-14