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1. Hurricane Earl is getting closer. Residents in North Carolina have been doing last-minute preparations and getting out. The Category 3 storm with 125-mile-per-hour winds is expected to pass close to the Outer Banks overnight on its way to New England and coastal¹ Canada. Massachusetts' governor has declared a state of emergency.

2. Firefighting vessels² are battling a blaze on an oil platform off Louisiana Coast. The coast guard says all 13 people who were aboard the platform were rescued by a boat.

3. Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to keep talking. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced another round of peace talks later this month in Egypt.

4. Amazing video. A group of five men create their own drive-through at a Dallas-area liquor store, driving through the store and crushing the ATM so they can steal it. The men have not been caught

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1 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

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》