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1. North Carolina officials are ordering tourists and residents to leave a barrier island that is only accessible by ferry. Hurricane Earl was downgraded overnight. It is now a Category 3 storm with 125 miles per hour winds. Forecasters believe the storm may brush the Carolina coast and then race up the Eastern seaboard.

 

2. President Barack Obama has formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq. The president declared Tuesday that, after seven years, it’s time to turn the page. The president says the nation must turn its priorities to fixing the ailing1 economy.

 

3. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has conceded her Senate primary race to Joe Miller2. Murkowski made the concession3 speech a week after the primary. She trailed Miller by more than 1,600 votes and made only slight gains when absentee ballots4 were counted.

 

4. Michael Douglas says he's begun treatment for a throat cancer and his odds5 of recovery are high. Douglas made the announcement while on the Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday. Douglas says he has at least an 80% chance of recovery. He has already started radiation and chemotherapy


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1 ailing XzzzbA     
v.生病
参考例句：
  • They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
  • She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。
2 miller ZD6xf     
n.磨坊主
参考例句：
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
3 concession LXryY     
n.让步，妥协；特许(权)
参考例句：
  • We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
  • That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。
4 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 odds n5czT     
n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别
参考例句：
  • The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
  • Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

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