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1. President Bush uses his weekly radio address to praise Senators from both parties for reaching a deal overhauling2 immigration policy. Debate on the measure begins Monday, but already some are denouncing it as amnesty.

2. British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Iraq before leaving office. He is standing3 by U.S.-led efforts overthrowing4 Saddam Hussein and defending Iraqi leaders despite continuing violence.

3. Jerry Falwell is remembered in a commencement ceremony at Liberty University which he founded. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich telling graduates to carry on Falwell's spirit by confronting radical5 secularism6. Falwell died Tuesday at 73.

4. A 400-pound gorilla7 on the loose at a zoo in the Netherlands. A woman he bit and dragged remains8 hospitalized recovering from her injuries. The gorilla is back in its enclosure on public display.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. overhaul1: verb
If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it.

2. secularism: n-uncount
Secularism is a system of social organization and education where religion is not allowed to play a part in civil affairs.

3. on the loose: phrase
If a person or animal is on the loose, thay are free because they have escaped from a person or place.


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1 overhaul yKGxy     
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
2 overhauling c335839deaeda81ce0dd680301931584     
n.大修；拆修；卸修；翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 )；大修；赶上；超越
参考例句：
  • I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。 来自辞典例句
  • Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。 来自互联网
3 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
4 overthrowing e8784bd53afd207408e5cfabc4d2e9be     
v.打倒，推翻( overthrow的现在分词 )；使终止
参考例句：
  • They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship. 他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I always delight in overthrowing those kinds of schemes. 我一向喜欢戳穿人家的诡计。 来自辞典例句
5 radical hA8zu     
n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的
参考例句：
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
  • She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
6 secularism ad542df7a7131885e24a4dae18d8b8ae     
n.现世主义；世俗主义；宗教与教育分离论；政教分离论
参考例句：
  • Unless are devoted to God, secularism shall not leave us. 除非我们奉献于神，否则凡俗之心便不会离开我们。 来自互联网
  • They are no longer a huge threat to secularism. 他们已不再是民主的巨大威胁。 来自互联网
7 gorilla 0yLyx     
n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手
参考例句：
  • I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
  • A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。
8 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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