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1.Firefighters in Northern California continue to battle a wildfire that has forced thousands of residents to evacuate1 their homes. Early the Thursday authorities issued a mandatory2 evacuation for the entire population of Bonny Doon, a small community just north of Santa Cruz.
2.Defense3 Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that an Afghan assessment4 from Commanding General Stanley McChrystal won't contain any specific recommendations for increases in troops. Gates called the current situation in Afghanistan "a mixed picture" and he acknowledged that the Taliban clearly has established the presence.
3.Musician Les Paul has died. The guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multi-track recording5 had a string of hits. He reportedly died of complications from pneumonia6. He was 94.
4.Tiger Woods is off to a good start at the PGA championship in Minnesota. Woods finished his first round Thursday with a five under 67. Woods is looking to win his first major of the season. He's won at least one major each of the last four years.
1 evacuate | |
v.遣送;搬空;抽出;排泄;大(小)便 | |
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2 mandatory | |
adj.命令的;强制的;义务的;n.受托者 | |
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3 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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4 assessment | |
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额 | |
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5 recording | |
n.录音,记录 | |
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6 pneumonia | |
n.肺炎 | |
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