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1. General John Abizaid will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to discuss the course of the war in Iraq. Congressional Democrats1 will likely use the appearance to press for the start of a troop withdrawal2 from Iraq. The hearing is the first since the election and the resignation of Defense3 Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
2. Thousands of residents in Japan have evacuated4 to higher ground after a powerful earthquake rocked several islands off the country's coast. The magnitude 8.1 quake caused many to fear that a tsunami5 could hit the region.
3. US Airways6 is offering 8 billion dollars in cash and stock for Delta7 Airlines once Delta comes out of bankruptcy8. If the deal's approved, it would create one of the world's largest airlines operating under the Delta name.
4. O.J. Simpson is putting out a new book called "If I Did It". In the book, Simpson discusses how he would have committed the killings9 of his ex-wife and her friend if he were responsible for the crimes. He is also appearing in a 2 part television interview to air on Fox.
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put out : PHR-V
If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people.
1 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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2 withdrawal | |
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销 | |
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3 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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4 evacuated | |
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5 tsunami | |
n.海啸 | |
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7 delta | |
n.(流的)角洲 | |
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8 bankruptcy | |
n.破产;无偿付能力 | |
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9 killings | |
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发 | |
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