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 1. On the day after Iran released two Americans it had held for more than two years on spy charges, US diplomats1 have walked out of the UN General Assembly during a fiercely anti-American speech by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran.

 
 
 
2. President Barack Obama is stumping2 for his massive jobs bill from an outdated3 bridge that links Kentucky and Ohio, the home states of two top Congressional Republicans. It's a symbolic4 move designed to put pressure on the GOP and convey resolve in the face of a sputtering5 economy
 
 
 
3. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the government's main disaster aid account is "running on fumes6". She says it could be tapped out by early next week. Napolitano spoke7 to the Associated Press on her way to Joplin, Missouri where she's scheduled to view tornado8 damage. 
 
 
 
4. Diana Nyad apparently9 is planning another shot at swimming from Cuba to Key West after falling short of her goal last month. Cuban authorities say the 62-year-old marathon swimmer has called a news conference for Friday before once again beginning to swim across the Florida Straits, they say.

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1 diplomats ccde388e31f0f3bd6f4704d76a1c3319     
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
参考例句：
  • These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
  • The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 stumping d2271b7b899995e88f7cb8a3a0704172     
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
  • She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。
  • But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。
3 outdated vJTx0     
adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时
参考例句：
  • That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
  • Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
4 symbolic ErgwS     
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
参考例句：
  • It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
  • The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
5 sputtering 60baa9a92850944a75456c0cb7ae5c34     
n.反应溅射法；飞溅；阴极真空喷镀；喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 )；发劈啪声；喷出；飞溅出
参考例句：
  • A wick was sputtering feebly in a dish of oil. 瓦油灯上结了一个大灯花，使微弱的灯光变得更加阴暗。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
  • Jack ran up to the referee, sputtering protest. 贾克跑到裁判跟前，唾沫飞溅地提出抗议。 来自辞典例句
6 fumes lsYz3Q     
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味，气体
参考例句：
  • The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
  • Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。
7 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
8 tornado inowl     
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
  • A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
9 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

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