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1. Ships are heading back to resume work on the leaking oil well in the Gulf¹ after the remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie have breezed past. Dozens of vessels² evacuated³ the areas as the storm bore down. It weakened to a tropical depression before moving over the well.

2. German police have raised the death toll⁴ to more than a dozen in a stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans. Police say dozens more were injured. They're still trying to determine exactly what happened at Love Parade music festival.

3. A Canadian air force jet crashed and exploded in a ball of flames during a training run for an air show. The pilot was able to eject from the plummeting⁵ plane before it hit the runway. He is treated and released from a hospital.

4. A week after Argentina legalized same-sex marriage, the Ministry⁶ of Tourism hosted a "Winter Queer Tango Festival." The gay tango movement started five years ago, setting up to show that dance does not always have to involve a man and a woman

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。来自《简明英汉词典》 All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

4 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。

5 plummeting
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。来自辞典例句 The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。来自辞典例句

6 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。