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1. A suicide bomber1 struck a Baghdad book market killing2 more than two dozen people. The blast shattered a relative calm in the capital and triggered a series of raging fires.

2. Funerals start today for two of the eight students who died in last week's Alabama tornado3. Some have questioned why officials didn't dismiss local schools when the weather warnings were first announced.

3. Investors4 are clearly still nervous. But stocks appear to stabilize5 today in New York even as overseas markets continue to see big declines.

4. And two Texas teenagers are facing felony charges after police uncovered a videotape of them allegedly showing two young children how to smoke marijuana. One of the boys is just two years old.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. shatter: verb
If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them.


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1 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
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 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。
4 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
5 stabilize PvuwZ     
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
  • They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
  • His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

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