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1. Pennsylvania residents are once again cleaning up after heavy downpours on already rain-soaked ground flooded parts of central and eastern areas of the commonwealth¹, triggering road closures and prompting some rescues.

2. Two Americans are heading home after being released from an Iranian prison after posting one million dollars bail². Before boarding a flight in Oman,Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer told reporters they are eager to go home. They were held for more than two years at accusations³ of spying for the United States.

3. Hundreds of revolutionary fighters pushed into the post-Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Saturday in the first significant assault in about a week. It's Libyan new rulers try to rout⁴ remaing loyalist of the fugitive⁵ leader.

4. A 24-year-old female hiker was rescued from a cliffside 500 feet up from a canyon⁶ in Southern California. Paramedics arrived at the cliff by helicopter and hoisted⁷ her up from from the cliff face. She had minor⁸ injuries.

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1 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
参考例句：
He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。 Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

2 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 accusations
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。 He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

4 rout
n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮
参考例句：
The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。 The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

5 fugitive
adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者
参考例句：
The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。 The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

6 canyon
n.峡谷，溪谷
参考例句：
The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。 The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

7 hoisted
把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。 The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

8 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。