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1. President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. But the US remains¹ on track to start withdrawing troops next year. Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House Wednesday.

2. Congressional investigators² are learning more about what may have led to the rig explosion that sent oil gushing³ into the Gulf⁴ of Mexico. They say a key safety device, called the blowup preventer, had a hydraulic⁵ leak and other problems that probably kept it from working properly.

3. Dutch officials say this boy is the only known survivor⁶ of a Libyan plane crash. A flight from South Africa crashed on approach to Tripoli's airport Wednesday morning, killing⁷ 103 people. The boy is undergoing surgery for injuries including broken bones.

4. A 22-year-old man may be facing jail time after pretending to be a high school basketball player. Officials say he led a Texas school to the state playoffs last season. Suspicions about his identity arose at an amateur tournament last month.

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1 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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 gushing
adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话
参考例句：
blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血 The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 hydraulic
adj.水力的；水压的，液压的；水力学的
参考例句：
The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。 A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。

6 survivor
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。 There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

7 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。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-16)