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　　“Mr.Chairman and delegates. I accept your nomination1 for president of the United States.”
　　And that makes it official. Hi, everyone, I'm Carl Azuz, thank you for wrapping up the week and the month with CNN student news.
　　After months of primaries and debates, campaign events in a weeklong convention, the republican party officially has its presidential and vice2 presidential nominees3. Paul Ryan addressed the republican convention on Wednesday.
　　"Mr.Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens. I'm honored by the support of this convention for vice presidents of the United States.""Ladies and gentlemen, these past four years, we have suffered no shortage of words in the White House.""What is missing is leadership in the White House.""After four years of getting the run aground, America needs a turnaround. And the man for the job is governor Mitt4 Romney."His running mate set the stage on Wednesday, then it was Mitt Romney's turn to take the podium yesterday and given what some analysts5 called the defining speech of his political career.
　　"I wish president Barack Obama had succeed because I want America to succeed.""But its promises gave away to disappointments and division. This is something we have to accept, now is the moment when we can do something and with your help, we will do something.""Now is the moment and we can stand up and say, I'm an American, I make my destiny, we deserve better, my children deserve better, my family deserves better, my country deserves better."In states along US gulf6 coast, the rain will not stop. Isaac was down graded to a tropical storm on Wednesday, and downgraded again to a tropical depression yesterday. But it was still drenching7 the region. That led severe flooding in some areas. You can see these neighborhood already under water. Concerns about rising water levels in other areas led officials to announce mandatory8 evacuations for tens of thousands of people. On Wednesday, rescue workers helped save around 100 who didin't evacuate9 in time. As of Thursday, there was one death reported in connection with Isaac, a tow truck driver was hit by a falling tree while he was trying to clear debris10 off a road in Mississippi.
　　When you see images of natural disasters, like the ones from Isaac, you might wonder what you do about it. There is a way to get involved and support the victims this disaster and organizations helping11 them. Go to the spot light section at cnnstudentnews.com and click on "Impact to your World', find out how you can make a difference.

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1 nomination BHMxw     
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
  • John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
  • Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 nominees 3e8d8b25ccc8228c71eef17be7bb2d5f     
n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
  • A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
4 mitt Znszwo     
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
  • I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
  • Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
5 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
6 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
7 drenching c2b2e9313060683bb0b65137674fc144     
n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）
参考例句：
  • A black cloudburst was drenching Siena at midday. 中午，一场天昏地暗的暴风雨在锡耶纳上空倒下来。 来自辞典例句
  • A drenching rain poured down and the rising hurricane drove it in sheets along the ground. 一阵倾盆大雨泼下来了，越来越大的狂风把它顺着地面刮成了一片一片的雨幕。 来自辞典例句
8 mandatory BjTyz     
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
9 evacuate ai1zL     
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
  • We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
  • They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
10 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
11 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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