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1. Iran has revealed it has a second uranium enrichment plant. Officials have told the AP Iran made the announcement in a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran is currently under three sets of UN sanctions for refusing to freeze enrichment.

2. A teenager, the FBI says, wanted to blow up an office building in Dallas is scheduled to be in court today. Nineteen-year-old Hussein Smadi was arrested on Thursday after he placed what he thought was a car bomb in the parking garage of Fountain Place. That's a 60-story Dallas skyscraper¹. The FBI made sure there were no explosives in the car.

3. Charles Manson follower² Susan Atkins, who admitted to killing³ actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, has died. Atkins suffered from brain cancer. She died late Thursday in a prison hospital in Chowchilla, California. Susan Atkins was 61.

4. Supreme⁴ Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent the night in a hospital in Washington after getting sick at the office. The 76-year-old became ill after receiving an iron infusion⁵ to treat anemia⁶. About an hour after the infusion, Ginsburg complained of light-headedness and fatigue⁷. Back in February, doctors removed a small malignant⁸ growth from Ginsburg's pancreas.

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1 skyscraper
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。 The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

2 follower
n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒
参考例句：
He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。 Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。

3 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。

4 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 infusion
n.灌输
参考例句：
Old families need an infusion of new blood from time to time.古老的家族需要不时地注入新鲜血液。 Careful observation of the infusion site is necessary.必须仔细观察输液部位。

6 anemia
n.贫血，贫血症
参考例句：
The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 I was put on iron tablets for my anemia.我曾因贫血吃补铁药片。

7 fatigue
n.疲劳，劳累
参考例句：
The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。 I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

8 malignant
adj.恶性的，致命的；恶意的，恶毒的
参考例句：
Alexander got a malignant slander.亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。 He started to his feet with a malignant glance at Winston.他爬了起来，不高兴地看了温斯顿一眼。