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1. The Obama administration is urging Congress to help America's farmers who are suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Officials say three-fifths of the US is experiencing a lack of rain. They are also warning consumers about potential price gouging¹.

2. At least three top Syrian officials have been killed after rebels planted a bomb that ripped through a high-level security meeting in Damascus. Opposition² leaders say no one in President Bashar Assad's regime is safe.

3. Police in Alabama say the suspect in a mass shooting at a night club had been fired from his job after a fistfight with a co-worker. It is not clear what role the firing may have played in the shooting incident that wounded 17. Officials say Nathan Van Wilkins had many stresses in his life, including a divorce and a bankruptcy³ filing.

4. This artwork is straight from a horse's mouth. The 9-year-old horse was introduced to painting by his owner, who noticed him scrawling⁴ shapes in the sand with her whip. Justin's work now sells for hundreds of dollars.

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1 gouging
n.刨削[槽]v.凿( gouge的现在分词 )；乱要价；（在…中）抠出…；挖出…
参考例句：
Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers. 银行和信用卡公司被指控欺诈顾客。来自辞典例句 If back-gouging is applied, grinding to bright metal is required. 如果采用火焰气刨，则应将其打磨至可见光亮的金属表面。来自互联网

2 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。

3 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

4 scrawling
乱涂，潦草地写( scrawl的现在分词 )
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