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1. Rescuers were struggling on Wednesday to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed1 in a massive earthquake in south western Pakistan in the day before. The death toll2 rose overnight to over 200.
2. Gunshots rang out from the upscale mall in Kenya¡¯s capital Wednesday morning, the day after the President declared an end to a four-day siege by Islamic militants3. A government spokesman says the shot came from Kenyan forces firing protectively before entering unknown territory.
3. The democratic controlled Senate is on the path toward defeating the Tea Part¡¯s attempt to dismantle4 President Barack Obama¡¯s healthcare law, despite an overnight talkathon on chamber¡¯s floor led by Texas Senator Ted5 Cruz.
4. And this month marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana¡¯s final studio album, and fans have the chance to buy the childhood home of late front-man Kurt Cobain. Cobain¡¯s mother is putting the bungalow6 on the market this week.
1 collapsed | |
adj.倒塌的 | |
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n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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3 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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4 dismantle | |
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消 | |
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vt.翻晒,撒,撒开 | |
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6 bungalow | |
n.平房,周围有阳台的木造小平房 | |
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