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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
1.Roland Burris is scheduled to meet with Senate Democratic leader Harry1 Reid today. He was turned away from Capitol Hill yesterday after his appointment by the embattled governor of Illinois to fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. Senate officials in both parties now predict the political drama will end with Burris being seated.
2.The Israeli military says it will briefly2 halt operations in Gaza for a few hours a day to allow in humanitarian3 aid and fuel. Israel is coming under increasing criticism since a mortar4 strike killed 39 Palestinians near a U.N. school.
3.Aviation experts say strong crosswinds were a likely factor in last month's plane accident in Denver. The Continental5 jet veered6 off the runway, injuring 38 people. Officials still think mechanical or human error may also have been a factor.
4.Hundreds of Chinese polar bear swimmers took a plunge7 in an ice pool Tuesday. The two-day contest attracts swimmers from all over the country to the northeast region where it's especially cold this time of year. The event is popular with Chinese retirees for its supposed health benefits.
1 harry | |
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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adv.简单地,简短地 | |
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3 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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4 mortar | |
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合 | |
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5 continental | |
adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的 | |
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v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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