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1. Wisconsin lawmakers have voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers. The vote ends a standoff over union rights that has rocked the state and the nation. Earlier, police hauled away dozens of protesters from the capitol building.

2. Residents in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest are nervously¹ watching rising waterways. Heavy rain is causing creeks² and rivers to overflow³, damaging houses and detouring⁴ commuters. It's the second time the area has been waterlogged in less than a week.

3. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will meet with Libyan opposition⁵ figures, this as the US steps up its outreach to groups seeking the ouster of leader Moammar Gadhafi.

4. And Lindsay Lohan accused of stealing a necklace has rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors⁶, one that would have sent her back to jail. The actress appeared in a Los Angeles court. She agreed to a delay in her case until a preliminary hearing next month.

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1 nervously
adv.神情激动地，不安地
参考例句：
He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。 He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

2 creeks
n.小湾( creek的名词复数 )；小港；小河；小溪
参考例句：
The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。来自辞典例句 There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。来自辞典例句

3 overflow
v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出
参考例句：
The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。 After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

4 detouring
绕道( detour的现在分词 )
参考例句：
So we fixed some factors which affect detouring flow. 通过相关的实验，确定了影响绕流的一些因素。

5 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。

6 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。