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Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment¹ investigators² that he worked with Rudy Guiliani on Ukraine at the 'express direction' of President Trump³. He said he pushed for a quid pro⁴ quo with Kyiv because Trump wanted it. President Trump is insisting that he wanted nothing from Ukraine and impeachment hearings should brought to an end. Trump read from handwritten notes while speaking to reporters on the White House lawn and did not take questions.

Britian's Prince Andrew says he has permission from the Queen that step back from public duties because of his association with links to the late convicted sex offender⁵ Jeffery Epstein. In the statement, Andrew said it had become a distraction⁶ from the Royal family's charitable work.

A New York lawmaker is proposing a ban on tackle football for kids age 12 and under. Democratic Assemblyman Michael Benedetto says tackle football poses a danger to developing brains. He expected lawmakers to consider the ban when they returning in January.

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1 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

2 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 pro
n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者
参考例句：
The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。 Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

5 offender
n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者
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They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。 The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

6 distraction
n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐
参考例句：
Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。 Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 英国安德鲁王子因丑闻被解除王室公职