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1. President George W Bush says the US is standing¹ behind India after a terror rampage in Mumbai. At least 195 people died in the attacks. And it's feared the death toll² could rise as Indian authorities comb the sites. They are looking for any captives still hiding in their rooms.

2. Police on Long Island are reviewing surveillance video to try identify shoppers who trampled³ to death a Wal-Mart worker. A crowd of bargain hunters burst through the doors at this suburban⁴ store, knocking the worker down.

3. Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand broke through a police cordon⁵ as they continue to control the main airport in Bangkok. The two sides have been at a standoff for four days now and some fear the confrontation⁶ could escalate⁷.

4. And it's the biggest white truffle of 2008, weighing in just over a kilo. The truffle sold for 200,000 dollars, with all the proceeds going to charity.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. comb: v.

If you comb a place, you search everywhere in it in order to find someone or something.

2. cordon: n.

a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going there.

3. truffle: n. 【植】块菌(一种食用菌)

A truffle is a round type of fungus⁸ which is expensive and considered very good to eat.

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1 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )；践踏；无视；侵犯
参考例句：
He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。 People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

4 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

5 cordon
n.警戒线，哨兵线
参考例句：
Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。 There is a tight security cordon around the area.这一地区周围设有严密的安全警戒圈。

6 confrontation
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。 After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

7 escalate
v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级
参考例句：
It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。 Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

8 fungus
n.真菌，真菌类植物
参考例句：
Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。 This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-30