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1. Higher humidity is helping¹ fire fighters take on a deadly Arizona wildfire. At the Yarnell Hill fire is still zero percent contained. Investigators arrived today to find out why 19 elite² fire fighters died and determine whether human error played a role in the tragedy.

2. A deadline is approaching for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. State Media reports the powerful military plans to overturn his Islamist dominated government if the elected leader doesn’t meet the demands of millions of protestors. At least 7 people have died in crashes between protestors and Morsi’s supporters.

3. India and Brazil are closing their doors to Edward Snowden. But Venezuela appears to be a maybe. The country’s President Nicolas Maduro is visiting Moscow and today he praised Snowden but dodged³ the question of whether he’ll take the NSA systems analyst⁴ home to Venezuela with him.

4. And Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo has a new arrival, a baby boy giraffe that weighs 173 pounds and is 5-foot 9 inches tall. Experts at the zoo say the male calf⁵ could grow to 18 feet tall. He is the 59th giraffe born at the zoo.

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1 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 elite
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。 We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

3 dodged
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避
参考例句：
He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。来自《简明英汉词典》 He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？ The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 calf
n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮
参考例句：
The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。 The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-06