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1. A tornado1 as wide as two football fields carved a devastating2 path through eastern Colorado. Initial report said five homes were destroyed and dozens were severely3 damaged.

2. Senate Democrats4 ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from Iraq, the goal to end combat operations by the end of next March.

3. This is the scene near Memphis where a tanker5 truck burst into flames after being struck by an SUV. Luckily, both drivers got out safely.

4. And after searching high and low, the world's tallest man has married a woman two-thirds his height. The record breaker is 7-foot-9 and his bride just 5-foot-6.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. push through: phrase
If someone pushes through a law, they succeed in getting it accepted although some people oppose it.


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1 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。
2 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
3 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
4 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 tanker xqawA     
n.油轮
参考例句：
  • The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
  • Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

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