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Thailand: Election date set
Thailand's Cabinet has set December 23 as the date for the country's first general election since last year's military coup².
The date was approved during the weekly Cabinet meeting, dispelling³ earlier rumors⁴ that the election might be delayed for another 12 months.
Last year's coup toppled elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was accused of corruption⁵ and abuse of power.
Earlier this year, his Thai Rak Thai party was convicted of electoral fraud and disbanded, with its top executives, including Shinawatra, barred from running for office for five years.
China: Six new subway lines
Beijing's urban planning authorities have approved permission for six new subway lines to begin construction by the end of the year.
The six lines, which will be completed by 2012, will have a total length of 152 km, according to the Beijing municipal commission of urban planning.
Beijing currently has five subway lines in operation, with a total length of 142 km.
The commission said "The city aims to raise the proportion of residents using public transport to 45 percent from 30 percent by 2015, and the subway passenger volume will increase to 8 million a day from the current 2.2 million."
Australia: Man defies underwear fall
An Australian man wearing only his underpants survived a 30m fall from his ninth-floor apartment after trying to walk to a neighbor's balcony while balancing on a plank⁶, police said yesterday.
A garden gazebo broke the 35-year-old man's fall, and he was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
A spokeswoman for Western Australia state police, said rescue workers found the man wearing only his underpants.
"He was skylarking around, building planks⁷ across to his neighbor's place, when it happened," she said.
China: Tycoon⁸ buys island
A Chinese businessman told Xinhua yesterday that he bought an artificial island in Dubai for $28 million.
Hu Bin¹">Bin, developer and director of the Shanghai Zhongzhou International Holding Group, bought the 40,000-sq-m Shanghai Island, part of "The World" development in Dubai, which consists of 300 islands made from reclaimed⁹ land in the shape of the world map.
Hu said he planned to spend up to $200 million in the next three years to build hotels and villas¹⁰ on the island and turn it into a tourist resort.
The resort will also include canals and buildings resembling Shanghai landmarks¹¹ like the Huangpu River and the Bund.
China: 'ghosts' complain of bullying¹²
Part-time actors hired by Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to be "ghosts" in its haunted houses have complained of bullying by visitors.
A woman who identified herself as Coco complained she was molested¹³ and hit by a man. She confronted the man but he was defiant¹⁴ and then fled the scene.
Similar incidents have been logged in online forums¹⁵, but Ocean Park said it has not had any complaints from employees and has sufficient security measures. The Ocean Park Halloween Bash, held every October, is very popular.
Some 500,000 people visited last year and the number of ghosts has increased from 200 to 250.
Psychologists said some people may turn aggressive to show they are not afraid.

1 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。

2 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

3 dispelling   

v.驱散，赶跑( dispel的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He succeeded in dispelling our suspicious and won our confidence. 他终于消除了我们的怀疑，得到了我们的信任。 来自辞典例句
• Truth is a torch, which can pierce the mist without dispelling it. 真理是一个火炬，不用驱散大雾，其火炬即能透过。 来自互联网

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 plank   

n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目

参考例句：

• The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
• They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。

7 planks   

（厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点

参考例句：

• The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
• We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。

8 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

9 reclaimed   

adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救

参考例句：

• Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol. 许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They reclaimed him from his evil ways. 他们把他从邪恶中挽救出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 villas   

别墅，公馆( villa的名词复数 )； （城郊）住宅

参考例句：

• Magnificent villas are found throughout Italy. 在意大利到处可看到豪华的别墅。
• Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build sea-side villas. 有钱人从富有的罗马来到这儿建造海滨别墅。

11 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

12 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 molested   

v.骚扰( molest的过去式和过去分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵

参考例句：

• The bigger children in the neighborhood molested the younger ones. 邻居家的大孩子欺负小孩子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He molested children and was sent to jail. 他猥亵儿童，进了监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

15 forums   

讨论会； 座谈会； 广播专题讲话节目； 集会的公共场所( forum的名词复数 )； 论坛，讨论会，专题讨论节目； 法庭

参考例句：

• A few of the forums were being closely monitored by the administrators. 有些论坛被管理员严密监控。
• It can cast a dark cloud over these forums. 它将是的论坛上空布满乌云。