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1. The global market said entered a bear market territory after one of the worst days on Wall Street since 2008. Rallies by Asian and European markets were short-lived as investors¹ worried about the US credit downgrade, Europe's debt crisis and the expectations of a global recession.

2. The acting² police commissioner³ in London says there are no plans to call in the military to help beleaguered⁴ police restore order in London and other British cities hit by rioting. Prime Minister David Cameron, who cut short a vacation to return to London, says everything necessary will be done to restore order.

3. The man who killed 11 women and dumped their remains⁵ around his Cleveland property apologized Monday in front of relatives of his victims and the jury that will decide whether to recommend the death penalty. "Well, the only thing I want to say is, I'm sorry", said Anthony Sowell during a 30-minute unsworn statement.

4. Sixty-one-year-old marathon swimmer Diana Nyad has ended her bid to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys, about half way through the journey. According to Nyad's Twitter feed, she decided⁶ to quit because of rough conditions.

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1 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 commissioner
n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员
参考例句：
The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。 He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

4 beleaguered
adj.受到围困[围攻]的；包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词)；困扰；骚扰
参考例句：
The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。 We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。