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1. The coast guard is warning residents in Southeast Texas of extreme flood currents. Boaters were advised to stay off a 25-miles stretch of the rain-swollen Sabine river on Monday, one week after the area was hit with severe weather.

2. Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump¹ says his rallies are 'love fests', in response to violence at his campaign events. Trump says he is a peace-loving person while campaigning in north Carolina.

3. The European space agency has began the first stage of a two-part mission to scroll² Mars and hunt for the sign of live on the red planet. The unmanned ExoMars probe was launched aboard a Russian rocket on Monday and is expected to reach Mars in October.

4. Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of a dinosaur³ fossil in Central Asia, giving glimpse into the evolution process of a giant T.Rex. The previously⁴ unknown dinosaur is thought to be a predecessor⁵ of the T.Rex and other Tyrannosaurus.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 scroll
n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡
参考例句：
As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。 He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

3 dinosaur
n.恐龙
参考例句：
Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？ He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。

4 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 predecessor
n.前辈，前任
参考例句：
It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。 The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-18