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Australian ships continue to hunt for more pings from the missing Malaysian jet's black box. Time is running out to find the devices. Its locater beacons¹ have a battery life of about a month.

Canada's Liberal Party won Quebec's legislative² elections in a crushing defeat for the main separatis party. The Liberals won more than half of the national assembly's seats.

U.S. Defense³ Secretary Chuck Hagel began talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. They are expected to discuss bilateral⁴ ties and other issues.

And Connecticut takes home the NCAA baseketball's championship trophy⁵. Number 7 seed Uconn defeated number 8 Kentucky in a 60-54 win for the championship title.

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1 beacons
灯塔( beacon的名词复数 )；烽火；指路明灯；无线电台或发射台
参考例句：
A chain of beacons was lit across the region. 整个地区点起了一系列灯塔。 Lighthouse and beacons flash at night. 晚上灯塔与信号台闪着光。

2 legislative
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。 Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

3 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。

4 bilateral
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。 There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 trophy
n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品
参考例句：
The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。 He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-11