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1. Memphis, Tennessee, is watching the worst of it flow by. Mississippi River crested¹ just below record levels there, leaving a mess in low-lying areas. Attention is now turning to cities and communities downstream.

2. President Barack Obama is turning his attention to immigration reform. He’s visiting the US-Mexico border today, urging Republicans² to take on comprehensive immigration legislation³.

3. NATO says its warplanes struck a command and control facility in the middle of Libya's capital today. The alliance⁴ says the targets were all military, and Italian officials denied targeting Muammar Gaddafi in particular.

4. Software giant Microsoft may soon be getting even bigger. The company today announced it will buy Skype for 8.5 billion dollars. The purchase would also make Microsoft a bigger force in the smartphone.

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1 crested
adj.有顶饰的，有纹章的，有冠毛的v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的过去式和过去分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点
参考例句：
a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘 The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 republicans
拥护共和政体者，共和主义者( republican的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。 The latest poll gives the Republicans a 5％ lead. 最近的民意调查结果表明共和党领先了五个百分点。

3 legislation
n.立法，法律的制定；法规，法律
参考例句：
They began to draft legislation.他们开始起草法规。 The liberals band together against the new legislation.自由党员联合一致反对新的立法。

4 alliance
n.同盟，同盟国，结盟，联姻
参考例句：
China will not enter into alliance with any big power.中国不同任何大国结盟。 The new alliance was very much in evidence.新的联盟上星期很引人注目。