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1. President Barack Obama says NATO has agreed to his plans for a new expanded missile defense¹ system for Europe. The system would cover all NATO member countries and the United States. Obama spoke² in between meetings on the opening day of a NATO summit in Portugal.

2. The FBI says Dutch authorities are reviewing the dental records of Natalee Holloway. A tourist in Aruba discovered a jawbone last week. A forensic³ scientist there tells Holloway's father it's bone from a human female.

3. Rescue crews are waiting outside one of New Zealand's largest coalmines. Twenty-nine men are missing after a gas explosion. Two other miners stumbled to the surface hours after the blast.

4. And the lawyer for Wesley Snipes says he is staying strong and positive. A federal judge told the actor to surrender to authorities and start serving a three-year prison term. Snipes was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file his tax returns.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
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They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 forensic
adj.法庭的，雄辩的
参考例句：
The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。 The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。