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1. The U.S. has been eliminated from the World Cup after losing to Ghana 2-1 in overtime¹. U.S. came back from a 1-0 deficit² with a penalty kick by Landon Donovan but they couldn’t come back after Ghana scored three minutes into overtime.

2. Steady rain has been dampening protests at the G20 summit in Toronto. Organizers were hoping to draw a crowd of about 10,000 to today’s demonstration³, but only about half that turned out.

3. President Barack Obama and other G8 leaders are agreeing on the need to confront Iran and North Korea. At their summit in Toronto, they criticized Iran for its lack of transparency on its nuclear activities and its human rights record. And they condemned⁴ North Korea for allegedly torpedoing⁵ a South Korean warship⁶ in March.

4. The Coast Guard is keeping a close watch on tropical storm Alex as efforts continue to stop the gushing⁷ oil well in the Gulf⁸ of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center says the storm does not appear to be on a track to hit the oil spill, but it’s too early to say for sure.

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1 overtime
adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地
参考例句：
They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。 He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

2 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。 We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 demonstration
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
参考例句：
His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。 He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。 The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 torpedoing
用爆破筒爆破
参考例句：
We all accused the union of torpedoing the negotiation. 我们都谴责工会破坏谈判。

6 warship
n.军舰，战舰
参考例句：
He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。 The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

7 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》

8 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。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-29)