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1. High winds are being blamed for a chair lift accident on Maine's tallest ski mountain. Several people fell and were hurt. Winds were about 40 miles per hour at the time, and there were about 220 people on the lift.

2. It’s still a struggle to fly out of the New York City area after a snowstorm forced the cancellation¹ of 5,000 flights since Sunday night. Flights slowly resumed at the city's three major airports today. Experts warn it will take several days to rebook passengers.

3. Authorities believe that carbon monoxide from a running car killed five friends whose bodies were found in a South Florida motel room. A Hialeah fire spokesman says a maid called 911 Monday after seeing people unconscious through a window. A police spokesman says the teenagers' deaths appear to be accidental.

4. Cold weather in Florida is forcing manatees² to seek warmer waters. Hundreds of them were gathering³ in waters around a power station in Apollo Beach on Tuesday.

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1 cancellation
n.删除，取消
参考例句：
Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。 Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

2 manatees
n.海牛（水生哺乳动物，体宽扁，尾圆，有鳃状肢）( manatee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The manatees tamed quickly. 海牛很快地被驯服。来自互联网 Gentle and slow moving, manatees are said to be the mythical mermaids of sailors' imaginations. 海牛游动温和而缓慢，被认为是海员遐想中富有神秘色彩的美人鱼。来自互联网

3 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。