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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
1. President Bush has lifted an executive ban on offshore1 oil drilling. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well. The ban has stood since his father Bush Senior, was president.
2. Authorities in North Carolina have charged the husband of a Fort Bragg Army nurse with murder. Police discovered her remains2 in a brush fire three days after she went missing. They've also charged 23-year-old Marine3 Corporal John Wimunc with first-degree arson4.
3. The Federal Reserve has adopted new rules designed to protect homebuyers from dubious5 mortgage lending practices. The move would restrict prepayment penalties imposed on borrowers who pay off a loan early. The Fed is also stopping mortgage companies and brokers6 from making loans without proof of a borrower's income.
4. And three rare white lion cubs7 made their debut8 at a safari9 park in Germany. A total of seven were born to two different mothers in what the park staff called "a giant surprise" . That's because the mothers had not given birth at the same time in at least 40 years.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. lift: v.
If people in authority lift a law or rule that prevents people from doing something, they end it.
2. stand: v.
If a decision, law, or offer stands, it still exists and has not been changed or cancelled.
3. corporal: n. 【军】下士
a low rank in the army, air force etc.
4. dubious: adj.
If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable.
5. safari park: n.
A safari park is a large enclosed area of land where wild animals, such as lions and elephants, live freely. People can pay to drive through the park and look at the animals.
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adj.海面的,吹向海面的;adv.向海面 | |
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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4 arson | |
n.纵火,放火 | |
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5 dubious | |
adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的 | |
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6 brokers | |
n.(股票、外币等)经纪人( broker的名词复数 );中间人;代理商;(订合同的)中人v.做掮客(或中人等)( broker的第三人称单数 );作为权力经纪人进行谈判;以中间人等身份安排… | |
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n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 ) | |
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n.首次演出,初次露面 | |
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9 safari | |
n.远征旅行(探险、考察);探险队,狩猎队 | |
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