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1. The House passed legislation to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of American phone records Thursday. This is the first legislative¹ response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor², Edward Snowden. Though some are saying the compromise measure was significantly watered down.

2. Thailand’s military seizes power of the government Thursday in a bloodless coup³. They issued a wave of changes such as a nationwide curfew and dissolving the government further solidifying⁴ their authority since military rule was declared on Tuesday.

3. Assailants in 2 SUVs plowed⁵ through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China’s volatile⁶ north western region. Local officials said 31 people were killed and 90 injured.

4. A young boy finds an orphaned⁷ bear cub⁸ on his walk home. The police temporarily took the cub in until it is transferred to Oregon State University. It will eventually find a home or at a zoo or sanctuary⁹.

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1 legislative
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。 Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

2 contractor
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。 The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

3 coup
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
参考例句：
The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。 That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

4 solidifying
（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的现在分词 )；使团结一致；充实，巩固；具体化
参考例句：
The substances are formed from a mixture of liquids solidifying under pressure. 这些材料是由几种液体混合在一起并加压使之凝固而成的。 Painting is an art solidifies time and space for solidifying. 绘画是凝固了的时间和空间的艺术。

5 plowed
v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
参考例句：
They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。来自辞典例句 He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。来自辞典例句

6 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。 His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

7 orphaned
[计][修]孤立
参考例句：
Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。 He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。

8 cub
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。 The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

9 sanctuary
n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区
参考例句：
There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。 Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-27