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1. President Obama has officially launched his re-election bid. The two-minute video on his campaign website which doesn't feature the president calls for volunteers to start organizing for 2012. Obama's campaign is expected to file formal paperwork with the Federal Election Commission this week.

 

2. Southwest Airlines is expected to cancel more flights Monday while dozens more of their Boeing 737-300s are checked for cracks. Investigators1 suspect cracks caused a plane to lose pressure Friday, tearing a hole in the passenger cabin roof. The pilot made an emergency landing in Arizona. Similar cracks have been found in three other planes.

 

3. High winds and high temperatures have fueled grass fires in the Midwest. An entire town in Kansas and another in Oklahoma had to be evacuated2 because of separate fire threats. Some rain and cooler air today could help firefighters battle the flames.

 

4. And the royal couple will get a serenade after their nuptials3. Guests at Queen Elizabeth's reception will hear Claire Jones, the official harpist to Prince Charles. She will be asked to perform as the newlyweds and their guests arrive for the lunchtime gathering4 in the palace's ornate state rooms.


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1 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句：
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
3 nuptials 9b3041d32e2bfe31c6998076b06e2cf5     
n.婚礼；婚礼( nuptial的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Their nuptials were performed by the local priest. 他们的婚礼由当地牧师主持。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • If he married, when the nuptials would take place, and under what circumstances? 如果他结婚，那么什么时候举行婚礼？在什么情况下举行婚礼？ 来自辞典例句
4 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

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