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1. Police say a wounded man is the sole suspect in the shooting of six drug squad¹ police officers who were serving a search warrant in Utah. One officer was dead and the rest of the wounded are in the hospital.

2. A deadly wave of explosions has struck two Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, killing² more than two dozen people. The attacks have rampedup fears that insurgents³ are stepping up attacks. Now the US troops are out of Iraq.

3. Parents of a Texas eighth grader who was fatally shot by police are demanding to know why officers took lethal⁴ action. Police say the boy was brandishing⁵ and refused to drop what appeared to be a handgun, turned out to be a pellet gun.

4. This tuna is worth savoring⁶. Caught off northeastern Japan, it fetched a record 56.5 million yen⁷, about 736,000 dollars at auction⁸. The winning bidder⁹ is president of a sushi chain.

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1 squad
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。 A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

2 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。

3 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。来自互联网

4 lethal
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
参考例句：
A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。 She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

5 brandishing
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀
参考例句：
The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。来自《简明英汉词典》 He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。来自辞典例句

6 savoring
v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的现在分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝
参考例句：
Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 烹饪当然很好，但他最享受的是闻到的各种味道。来自互联网 She sat there for a moment, savoring the smell of the food. 她在那儿坐了一会儿，品尝这些食物的香味。来自互联网

7 yen
n. 日元；热望
参考例句：
He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。 He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

8 auction
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

9 bidder
n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人
参考例句：
TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。