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1. Anna Nicole Smith has died after collapsing1 at a Florida hotel. The former Playboy playmate grabbed recent headlines when her 20-year-old son died suddenly in the Bahamas.

2. The White House is defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This's after Republicans have accused her of requesting a bigger government-issued plane. The Speaker is said with cited refueling and safety concerns.

3. Car bombs struck Shiite targets around Baghdad today, killing2 dozens. In the deadliest of the attacks, a parked car bomb exploded mid-morning at a meat market about 35 miles from the capital.

4. And imagine facing snowdrifts higher than an NBA player. That's the scenario3 in parts of upstate New York, which has been hit by more than 7 feet of snow in recent days.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. refuel: verb
When an aircraft or other vehicle refuels, it is filled with more fuel so that it can continues it journey.

2. snowdrift: n-count
A snowdrift is a deep pile of snow formed by the wind.


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1 collapsing 6becc10b3eacfd79485e188c6ac90cb2     
压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂
参考例句：
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。
2 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3 scenario lZoxm     
n.剧本，脚本；概要
参考例句：
  • But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
  • This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

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