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1. A spokesman says President Barack Obama has finalized¹ his decision on a troop pullout from Afghanistan. The president will reveal his decision on Wednesday. A senior US defense² official says President Obama is expected to withdraw about 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year.

2. Officials are blaming pilot error for the crash of a Russian airliner³ that killed 44 people. The plane went down in heavy fog and burst into flames just short of a runway in north western Russia. Residents pulled eight survivors⁴ from the wreckage⁵.

3. John Huntsman says both he and President Obama love the United States but they have different visions of its future. Huntsman has launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination⁶. He is the former governor of Utah and served as President Obama's ambassador to China.

4. Mark Kelly is retiring from the Navy. He wants to be with his wife fulltime and work with her on a book. Kelly is the husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford. He commanded the last mission of the space shuttle Endeavor.

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1 finalized
vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 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。

3 airliner
n.客机，班机
参考例句：
The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。 The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

4 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。 New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

6 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。