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 Hundreds of people have fled to higher ground to escape rising waters in New South Wales. There are 13 floodwaters through rivers right across the state. A thousand people were evacuated1 in Coonamble, where the Castlereagh River is likely to break its levee. In Wagga, residents are waiting to see if the Murrumbidgee River will reach its predicted peak of 10 metres. 

 
The Coalition2 wants to know if the Prime Minister Julia Gillard shares her predecessor's view on the use of force against China. A leaked diplomatic cable says Kevin Rudd told the US secretary of state to be prepared to use force against China if everything goes wrong. The WikiLeaks cable is a summary of a meeting between Mr Rudd and Hillary Clinton held in March last year. 
 
The Federal Government is poised3 to announce a plan to rein4 in the big four banks. That's being shown at Cabinet today and the ABC understands the Treasurer5 Wayne Swan will publicly reveal the new policy at the end of the week. 
 
Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of starting Israel’s deadly forest fires. Israel says it's brought the fire in the north of the country under control. At least 41 people died in those fires. 
 
The Egyptian Coast Guard is searching for a shark that killed a woman near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. A separate attack early last week injured three Russians and one Ukrainian tourist. Authorities had reopened the waters after saying they captured the sharks responsible for the earlier attack. 

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1 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。
2 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
3 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
4 rein xVsxs     
n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治
参考例句：
  • The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
  • He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
5 treasurer VmHwm     
n.司库，财务主管
参考例句：
  • Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
  • The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

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