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1. President Bush is using his State of the Union address to try to revive his domestic agenda and deflect1 criticism about the war in Iraq. He's arguing that success in Iraq is necessary to make American safer.

2. US officials say at least five civilians2 were killed when a US helicopter crashed in Iraq. The chopper belonged to a private contractor3 and an Iraqi defense4 official says it was shot down.

3. Authorities in Oklahoma are hunting for two escaped inmates6 who'd been on the loose since Monday. Prison officials say the men escaped by cutting their way through a fence in a recreation yard.

4. You could say it was a doggone good day for this golden retriever in Washington State. He was hauled to safety last night after the car he was in flipped8 over and landed in marshy9 water. His owner and another dog also survived the crash.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. deflect : VERB
If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you.

2. inmate5 : N-COUNT
The inmates of a prison or mental hospital are the prisoners or patients who are living there.

3. doggone : ADJ
Extremely, used as an intensive

4. retriever : N-COUNT
A retriever is a kind of dog. Retrievers are traditionally used to bring back birds and animals which their owners have shot.

5. flip7 over : PHR-V
If something flips10 over, or if you flip it over or into a different position, it moves or is moved into a different position.


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1 deflect RxvxG     
v.(使)偏斜，(使)偏离，(使)转向
参考例句：
  • Never let a little problem deflect you.决不要因一点小问题就半途而废。
  • They decided to deflect from the original plan.他们决定改变原计划。
2 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
3 contractor GnZyO     
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
  • The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
  • The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
4 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
5 inmate l4cyN     
n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人
参考例句：
  • I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
  • The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。
6 inmates 9f4380ba14152f3e12fbdf1595415606     
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 flip Vjwx6     
vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的
参考例句：
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
8 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥
参考例句：
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
9 marshy YBZx8     
adj.沼泽的
参考例句：
  • In August 1935,we began our march across the marshy grassland. 1935年8月，我们开始过草地。
  • The surrounding land is low and marshy. 周围的地低洼而多沼泽。
10 flips 7337c22810735b9942f519ddc7d4e919     
轻弹( flip的第三人称单数 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥
参考例句：
  • Larry flips on the TV while he is on vacation in Budapest. 赖瑞在布达佩斯渡假时，打开电视收看节目。
  • He flips through a book before making a decision. 他在决定买下一本书前总要先草草翻阅一下。

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