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2. unique adj. 独一无二的，特有的
例句：The custom is unique to the region. 
 这种风俗是这一地区特有的。 

3. attack v. 攻击，袭击
例句：A Japanese attack on the Dutch possessions may be made at any time. 
 日本可以随时袭击荷兰属地。

4. launch vt. 发动，发出，发射
例句：We will launch the moon rocket next week. 
 下星期,我们将发射月球火箭。

5. strategic adj. 战略上的，有战略意义的，至关重要的
例句：Here was a deadlock in strategic thought. 
 这是战略思想上的一个僵局。

6. target n. 目标，对象
例句：He hit the target three times without a miss. 
 他三发三中。

7. diminish v. （使）减少，缩小
例句：The medical expenses diminished his savings.
医疗费耗去了他的积蓄。

8. crash v. (飞机等)坠毁,撞坏
例句：A plane crash was the last thing that we had expected. 
 我们绝对没有想到飞机会出事。

9. wreckage n. (失事船或飞机等的)残骸，碎片
例句：Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try and find the cause of the tragedy. 
 调查人员在飞机残骸中搜索, 希望找出造成这一悲惨事件的原因. 

10. malfunction n. 故障，障碍
例句：Every compartment had some minor breakage or malfunction to report. 
 每间舱房总有些小毛病或机件失灵的事故上报。

11. deny vt. 否认知情，拒绝
例句：He could not deny this, and indeed was very reasonable throughout. 
 对此他也无法否认，而且他自始至终都很讲理。

12. survivor n. 幸存者，生还者
例句：Being a survivor of a disaster, he began a new life. 
 劫后余生的他又开始了新的生活。 

短语讲解：
1. We've got a report coming up about rescue dogs and how they carry out their unique work.

carry out 执行，贯彻
例句：He would let her manage everything and carry out all her notions. 
 他会让她安排一切，实现她所有的想法。

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right now 立刻，马上
例句：I have no definite ideas in that area right now. 
 在这方面目前我还没有具体的想法。

3. Officials at a hospital there say that over the last few days, dozens of people have been killed in the violence.

dozens of 许多，很多
例句：We have dozens of things to do now.
我们现在有很多事要做。

4. And the U.S. commander says Colonel Gadhafi's air force has been diminished to the point where it won't have a negative impact on those coalition air strikes.

air force 空军
例句：He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 
 他应募加入空军对敌作战。
have a negative impact on 对…有消极影响
例句：The crisis-stricken countries are formulating one after another more favorable policies to lure foreign investment and this could have a negative impact on China's absorption of foreign investment.
危机发生国家纷纷制定更加优惠的外资政策等都将对我国吸收外资产生不利影响。

5.  Protesters there have been calling for the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down.

step down 下台，退休，辞职
例句：He is not ready to step down yet. 
 他还不准备辞职。

6. The protests have gotten violent at times, with government crackdowns leading to dozens of deaths.

at times 不时，有时
例句：Everyone may make mistakes at times.
每个人不时都会犯错误。

7. The protests have gotten violent at times, with government crackdowns leading to dozens of deaths.

lead to 导致，引起
例句：Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval. 
 大批失业会导致社会动乱。

8. Now, while engineers deal with that, rescue workers are still trying to find survivors of the massive earthquake in Japan.

deal with 处理，应付
例句：Do you know how to deal with this problem? 
 你知道怎样处理这个问题吗？