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1. For the first time in more than 30 years, there is no space shuttle in orbit or waiting to take off. The program ended today with the return of the shuttle Atlantis to Earth. NASA's long-term goal now is to send people to asteroids² and to Mars.

2. A huge section of the US is under an excessive heat warning from government forecasters. They say several states are seeing temperatures and humidity that feel like 105 degrees or more. And there have been scattered³ deaths blamed on the heat nationwide.

3. It looks like the pro¹ football labor⁴ dispute may be nearing an end. The owner of the Indianapolis Colts says he believes a vote by NFL team owners on a tentative deal is imminent⁵.

4. Lindsay Lohan needs to speed up her community service to make sure she meets a deadline to complete 480 hours within a year. That's what a judge told the young actress during a court order to update on the progress of her probation⁶.

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1 pro
n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者
参考例句：
The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。 Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 asteroids
n.小行星( asteroid的名词复数 )；海盘车，海星
参考例句：
Asteroids,also known as "minor planets",are numerous in the outer space. 小行星，亦称为“小型行星”，在外太空中不计其数。 Most stars probably have their quota of planets, meteorids, comets, and asteroids. 多数恒星也许还拥有若干行星、流星、彗星和小行星。

3 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

4 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 imminent
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。 The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

6 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。