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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
1. President Barack Obama predicts Congress will pass his sweeping1 health care overhaul2 this fall. Some opponents say an overhaul will result in a government-run system where people are denied care. Obama spoke3 at a news conference following his summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders.
2. Divers4 in the Hudson River have found the wreckage5 of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter, killing6 nine people. Police say the wreckage is found at about 60 feet of water in the middle of the river, indicating currents have moved it.
3. Hawaii is bracing7 for Tropical Storm Felicia. The storm's packing 45-mile-per-hour winds as it approaches the islands. A forecast has expected it to weaken further before arriving tomorrow.
4. A beached mother whale has died near Miami and rescuers are trying to save her baby. Beach-goers spotted8 the whales and tried to steer9 them out to sea. The baby apparently10 followed its mother to shore.
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adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的 | |
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2 overhaul | |
v./n.大修,仔细检查 | |
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3 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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4 divers | |
adj.不同的;种种的 | |
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5 wreckage | |
n.(失事飞机等的)残骸,破坏,毁坏 | |
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6 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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adj.令人振奋的 | |
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8 spotted | |
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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9 steer | |
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶 | |
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10 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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