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1. Tony Stewart pulled out of the Nascar race in Upstate New York Sunday, 12 hours after striking and killing¹ fellow sprint² car driver Kevin Ward³ Jr. Race officials announced the change at a news conference. Ward had climbed from his car and was on the track trying to confront Stewart when Ward was hit.

2. Israeli officials and Gaza militants⁴ have both accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour cease-fire set to begin Sunday evening. The cease-fire clears the way for the resumption of indirect talks on a longer-term agreement.

3. A regional passenger plane crashed in Iran killing 39 people and injuring another 9 on board. The plane took off from the capital Teheran and went down in a residential⁵ area after the tail struck an electric cable.

4. And a high dive competition drew large crowds in Kosovo. 27 divers⁶ took the plunge⁷ by diving off a bridge across a river. Spectators lined the river banks and watched on rafts.

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1 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 sprint
n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过
参考例句：
He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。 The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

3 ward
n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开
参考例句：
The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。 During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

4 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。 The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

6 divers
adj.不同的；种种的
参考例句：
He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。 Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

7 plunge
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。 That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-13