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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
1. On California Santa Catalina Island, firefighters turned back flames threatening the island's main city. About 3,800 people have been evacuated1. Wildfire worries are easing with the favorable forecast and the arrival of fire trucks and tankers2.
2. No bail3 for the 6 Muslim men suspected of plotting to shoot US soldiers at Fort Dix. Prosecutors4 said the men are a flight risk all born outside the United States. Court documents say Fort Dix was a target because it was familiar. One of the men delivered pizzas there.
3. It's graduation day at Virginia Tech a month after a shooting spree left 32 students and faculty5 dead. Today's events kept some families of shooting victims away. Others say they had no choice but to come. Graduate students were the first to receive degrees.
4. On a farm in Wisconsin, a breeder is calling this calf6 a freak of nature. It's got 2 noses, one on top of the other and they both work. A breeding specialist says the calf is just fine with the bonus nose.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. favorable: adj
Favorable conditions make something seem more attractive.
2. spree: n-count
If you spend a period of time doing something in an excessive way, you can say that you are going on a particular kind of spree.
3. freak: n-count
If you refer to someone as a freak, you mean that they are physically7 abnormal in some way. This use could cause offence.
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运送大量液体或气体的轮船[卡车]( tanker的名词复数 ); 油轮; 罐车; 油槽车 | |
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v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人 | |
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检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人 | |
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n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮 | |
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adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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