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1. Months of campaigning have all come down to this. Iowans are caucusing1 tonight in the first real test of the 2008 presidential election season. Whoever wins claims not only an early lead in the race to the White House but also gets momentum2 of heading into next week's primary in New Hampshire.

2. Police in Kenya have fired tear gas and water cannons3 as they tried to beat back hordes of rioters. At least 300 people have been killed since the country's disputed presidential election and another 100,000 have been displaced.

3. Residents in Florida are getting a rare chance to break out their winter guard. Temperatures there deep below freezing in some parts of the state today, forcing beachgoers to bundle up.

4. A onetime college drinking game has turned into some serious business. You are looking at contestants5 in the World Series of Beer Pong where one team is sure to walk away with a little bit of a buzz and a 50,000-dollar prize.

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1 caucusing e06afc5c6b56f70b40079c77f08d3b9c     
v.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的现在分词 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议
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2 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
参考例句：
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
3 cannons dd76967b79afecfefcc8e2d9452b380f     
n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 hordes 8694e53bd6abdd0ad8c42fc6ee70f06f     
n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落
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  • There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。
  • Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 contestants 6183e6ae4586949fe63bec42c8d3a422     
n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
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  • The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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