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Hi there, I'm Ricky from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Friday the 29th of July. 

Coming up: 

The one year anniversary of the Pakistan floods. 

India's cricketers face England in the second test. 

And Happy Feet the Penguin¹ gets a clean bill of health. 

But first, it's one year to the day since Pakistan was hit by devastating² floods, killing³ 1,600 people. Rivers burst their banks and entire villages were washed away during the monsoon⁴ rains, causing millions to flee their homes in the north west of the country. But 12 months on, and with a new rainy season about to start, hundreds of thousands of families still don't have proper shelter. This UN worker says there's a long way to go! 

CLIP: "For Pakistan, or the Pakistanis who have been impacted by this to recover, honestly, it would definitely require much, much more resources than is currently available and definitely would require time." 

Racing⁵ now and Lewis Hamilton finished fastest in this morning's first practice session for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. He's looking to build on last week's victory in Germany. Red Bull's Mark Webber was fourth quickest but his session drew to a close earlier than expected after his car span off the track into a barrier. 

Onto cricket and the second Test between India and England is underway at Trent Bridge. Both teams are going into the second round with injuries. On England's side, Tim Bresnan stands by to replace Chris Tremlett and India is without their main strike bowler⁶ Zaheer Khan. Here' India's captain, MS Dhoni... 

CLIP: He's our most experienced bowler. It's a bit disappointing not to have him, but it's something that's beyond out control. You know, It just gives a chance to some of the other bowlers⁷ to prove their metal." 

More news now and astronomers⁸ are getting pretty excited after spotting an asteroid⁹ not far from Earth. The rock is between 200 and 300m wide and sits in front of our planet - but don't worry, space experts say we're not in any danger of it crashing into us. 

Now you might remember us telling you the tale of Happy Feet the emperor penguin. The adventurous¹⁰ wee fella was found washed up on a New Zealand beach after travelling all the way from Antarctica - that's a massive 3000km! Well after some serious tlc we can tell you that Happy Feet is recovering well and could return home next month. 

And we have the answer to yesterday's question - we asked you which Argentinean footy legend is Aguero's father in law? The answer is... Diego Maradona! 

OK, that's it - finito - this has been the last World News for Schools bulletin - for the foreseeable future at least. We want to say a huge thank you to all of you for listening. We also want to say a big shout out to everyone who's been in touch over the last week to say goodbye. To Nancy and Wolfkin in China, Michèle and all her students in France, Lorena in Venezuela and everyone else who's e-mailed in, we've loved hearing from you. From Leah, Ore, Sonali, Hayley, John and me Ricky - it's bye for now!

1 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

6 bowler   

n.打保龄球的人，（板球的）投（球）手

参考例句：

• The bowler judged it well,timing the ball to perfection.投球手判断准确，对球速的掌握恰到好处。
• The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.队长决定把斯诺撤下，换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试。

7 bowlers   

n.（板球）投球手( bowler的名词复数 )；圆顶高帽

参考例句：

• Many London businessmen wear bowlers. 伦敦的许多商人戴常礼帽。 来自辞典例句
• In America in the 1800s, bowlers began betting money on games. 19世纪在美国，保龄球员们开始在游戏上赌钱。 来自互联网

8 astronomers   

n.天文学者，天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。

10 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。