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A federal judge has ordered former White House Counsel Don Mcgahn to appear before Congress. Democrats¹ want to question him about possible obstruction² of justice by President Trump³.

A strong earthquake shook Albania, a small country in southeastern Europe. Buildings collapsed⁴, trapping people. Several deaths and hundreds of injuries have been reported.

A wildfire is threatening homes in the mountains around Santa Barbara, California. Firefighters say strong wind gusts⁵ are pushing the flames downhill through canyons⁶.

A strong storm is expected to drop a foot of snow in Colorado and Wyoming. Airlines issued travel alerts. The National Weather Service warns of blizzards⁷, wintry weather from Rockies to the Great Lakes.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 obstruction
n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物
参考例句：
She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。 The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

3 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )；（怒、笑等的）爆发；（感情的）迸发；发作
参考例句：
Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。 Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

6 canyons
n.峡谷( canyon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This mountain range has many high peaks and deep canyons. 这条山脉有许多高峰和深谷。来自辞典例句 Do you use canyons or do we preserve them all? 是使用峡谷呢还是全封闭保存？来自互联网

7 blizzards
暴风雪( blizzard的名词复数 )；暴风雪似的一阵，大量（或大批）
参考例句：
Even in the summertime we might be struck by blizzards. 甚至在夏天，我们也可能受到暴风雪的袭击。 Blizzards battered Britain for the third day. 大风雪袭击英国已进入第三天。

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