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1. At the White House, President Obama met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today. On the agenda - Pakistan support for the Taliban and American drone strike. Both sides want to reduce tensions.

2. Residents of a small Japanese island are evacuating¹ in the face of Typhoon Francisco. Over 8,000 live on the island of Izu Oshima. A similar storm struck last week killing² 30.

3. In Atlanta, twin panda cubs³ were named on their 100-day birthday. Mei Lun and Mei Huan - meaning "something beautiful and magnificent". The traditional naming ceremony attracted hundreds of well-wishers.

4. And dressed in a lace gown, doused⁴ with water from the River Jordan, the future king of England was christened in London today. Prince George was surrounded by his great grand mother and two future kings at the ceremony.

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1 evacuating
撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )；排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）；（从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空
参考例句：
The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。 Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

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 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 doused
v.浇水在…上( douse的过去式和过去分词 )；熄灯[火]
参考例句：
The car was doused in petrol and set alight. 这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。 He doused the lamp,and we made our way back to the house. 他把灯熄掉，我们就回到屋子里去。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-28