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1. Myanmar's foreign minister says the death toll¹ in his country could reach more than 10,000. That after a powerful cyclone² hit early Saturday with winds up to 120 miles an hour leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless.

2. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are bouncing back and forth³ between North Carolina and Indiana before tomorrow's primaries. Clinton has been chipping away at Obama's lead in North Carolina but the race is tighter in Indiana where polls suggest both need every vote they can get.

3. The reward for information about the killing⁴ of a Philadelphia police officer is now more than 100,000 dollars. Police are looking for 33-year-old Eric Deshawn Floyd in the slaying⁵ of Sergeant⁶ Stephen Liczbinski. Another suspect is in custody⁷. Police fatally shot a third man.

4. And two deer were caught on tape after breaking into a New Haven⁸ donut shop. The two smashed through the front door of a Dunkin Donuts store, shocking employees and customers. The deer duo ran around the neighborhood, jumping fences before taking off.

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1. chip away at : v.

to gradually make something less effective or destroy it

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1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。 The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

3 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 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。

5 slaying
杀戮。
参考例句：
The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。 He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。

6 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

7 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

8 haven
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
参考例句：
It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。 The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

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