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1. Former President Ford1 is now resting in Michigan. His body arrived Tuesday afternoon after a mourning memorial service in the nation's capital. His body was greeted by the University of Michigan marching band, Ford's alma mater.

2. Enraged2 supporters of Saddam Hussein took to the streets to protest his execution. Now the Iraqi prime minister has ordered an investigation3 into the way the hanging was conducted. He also wants to know who leaked cell phone video of Saddam's death to the media.

3. The big dig-out has started in the Plains states. Thousands are still without power in Kansas and Nebraska from the weekend storm. About 3 feet of snow and ice fell on the states, closing highways and stranding4 motorists.

4. Talk about your unwanted houseguests. A landlord in Florida got quite a shock when she opened a closet of her rental5 property, a gigantic albino python. Seems the former tenants6 left the pet behind. Luckily the Animal Control was able to round up the snake before it did any damage.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. alma mater : N-SING
Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to.

2. enraged : ADJ
If you are enraged by something, it makes you extremely angry.

3. houseguest : N-COUNT
A person who stays in a home as a guest.

4. albino : N-COUNT
An albino is a person or animal with very white skin, white hair, and pink eyes.

5. python : N=COUNT
Any of various nonvenomous snakes of the family Pythonidae, found chiefly in Asia, Africa, and Australia, that coil around and suffocate7 their prey8.


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1 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
2 enraged 7f01c0138fa015d429c01106e574231c     
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤
参考例句：
  • I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
  • The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 stranding e218008cc786ec283498aa494bef8273     
n.（船只）搁浅v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。 来自辞典例句
  • The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。 来自辞典例句
5 rental cBezh     
n.租赁，出租，出租业
参考例句：
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
  • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
6 tenants 05662236fc7e630999509804dd634b69     
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者
参考例句：
  • A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
7 suffocate CHNzm     
vt.使窒息，使缺氧，阻碍；vi.窒息，窒息而亡，阻碍发展
参考例句：
  • If you shut all the windows,I will suffocate.如果你把窗户全部关起来，我就会闷死。
  • The stale air made us suffocate.浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。
8 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

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