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1. Five days after a devastating¹ ice storm hit Kentucky, almost a half million residents are still without power. Governor Beshear has deployed² Kentucky's Army National Guard and part of the Air Guard. But authorities warned it could be days or even weeks before power is restored in the most remote spots.

2. Olympic great Michael Phelps has acknowledged regrettable behavior and bad judgement. That's after a photo in a British newspaper showed him inhaling³ from a marijuana pipe. Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games last August.

3. More than 100 people are dead in Kenya after a fuel truck exploded, another 200 were injured in the accident. The tanker⁴ truck had initially⁵ overturned, but as people rushed to the scene to scoop⁶ up free fuel, the truck blew up.

4. And a new patriarch has taken charge of the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan⁷ Kirill is the first leader of the world's largest Orthodox church to take office after the fall of the Soviet⁸ Union.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. marijuana: n. 大麻

2. scoop up: phr v.

if a lot of people scoop something up, they buy it quickly so that soon there is none left

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1 devastating
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。 Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

2 deployed
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )；施展；部署；有效地利用
参考例句：
Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。 The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

3 inhaling
v.吸入( inhale的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke. 他因吸入烟尘而接受治疗。来自辞典例句 The long-term effects of inhaling contaminated air is unknown. 长期吸入被污染空气的影响还无从知晓。来自互联网

4 tanker
n.油轮
参考例句：
The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。 Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

5 initially
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。 Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

6 scoop
n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出
参考例句：
In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。 Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

7 metropolitan
adj.大城市的，大都会的
参考例句：
Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。 Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

8 Soviet
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。 Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-02