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1. President Barack Obama's chief of staff says the administration is looking at the nation's oil reserves as it considers options for dealing¹ with the spike² in gas prices. William Daley says officials are concerned about the impact of oil prices on the fragile economic recovery.

2. Libya continues to slide toward civil war. Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are engaged in intense ground battles with opposition³ forces advancing toward the capital. AP reporters at the scene say Gaddafi's ground forces have retaken the town of Bin⁴ Jawad.

3. Such a panel of judges has decided⁵ the fate of an American detained in Cuba. Alan Gross faced up to 20 years in prison on charges he sought to undermine Cuba's government by bringing communications equipment.

4. Key West hosted the 49th Annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest. Steve Gibson played the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" to take home the winner's crown.

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1 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。 They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

3 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。