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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-23

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1. Former Bush administration Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge1 claims he was pressured just days before the 2004 elections to raise the nation's terror alert level. The level wasn't raised but Ridge says the episode influenced his decision to leave the administration. Another former Bush official denies the claim.

2. The only man convicted at the Pan Am 103 bombing has been welcomed by cheering crowds back home in Libya after being released on compassionate2 grounds yesterday. President Barack Obama calls the release of the terminally ill man "a mistake".

3. Category 3 Hurricane Bill could get stronger as it passes between Bermuda and the United States. Bermuda is under a tropical storm warning. The storm could cause dangerous waves and riptides along the US East Coast.

4. If you're thinking of getting some cash for your clunker, you'd better do it this weekend. The popular government rebate3 program ends Monday night.


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1 ridge KDvyh     
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
参考例句:
  • We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
  • The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。
2 compassionate PXPyc     
adj.有同情心的,表示同情的
参考例句:
  • She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
  • The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。
3 rebate GTIxY     
v./n.折扣,回扣,退款;vt.给...回扣,给...打折扣
参考例句:
  • You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
  • Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
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