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英语世界 来源：沪江英语 作者：anecdote 发布时间：2006-07-23
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Five more American soldiers are charged in connection with the 
(1)___ and death of a young woman in Iraq. All five are still on active duty in Iraq, four are charged with rape and murder, one with (2)___ of duty. A former army soldier in custody in the US has pleaded not guilty to similar charges.
More than 120 people died when an airliner veered off the runway and slammed into a nearby garage in a Siberian city. (3)___. More than 200 people were on the flight.
NASA says the Discovery is in good shape even though a piece of fabric filler is still sticking out from some thermal tiles. The space agency still has not decided whether to send a crew on another (4)___ to fix it.
Today is the day to celebrate in the nation's capital. Little Tai Shan is one year old. Star attraction of the National Zoo has grown quite a bit. One year ago he weighed only four ounces, now he a (5)___ 56 pounds. He celebrated with a giant fruitsicle and a frozen medley of fruits.
1. assault n. 攻击，袭击
2. dereliction – dereliction of duty玩忽职守
3. Preliminary investigations show the braking system on the airbus failed.
4. spacewalk n. 太空行走
5. whopping adj. 巨大的，庞大的
