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1. The owner of one of two egg farms linked to Salmonella illnesses is not talking, citing the Fifth Amendment1 at a House hearing on the outbreak. A recall pulled back more than half a billion eggs in August.

 

2. Disagreement was in the Obama administration on Afghanistan, that’s according to the latest book from Bob Woodward. It says the president insisted on an exit strategy, so he would not lose the whole Democratic Party.

 

3. A state audit2 shows the city of Bell in California mismanaged more than 50 million dollars in bond money. All were giving officials high salaries. Some of those officials are arrested for how they use public dollars.

 

4. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a lamp at this dog park is getting power from what dogs are leaving behind. Waste is turned into methane3, helping4 the light burn bright, getting rid of a messy problem.
 


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1 amendment Mx8zY     
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
2 audit wuGzw     
v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听
参考例句：
  • Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
  • As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。
3 methane t1Eyx     
n.甲烷，沼气
参考例句：
  • The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
  • Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.甲烷具有星际意义。
4 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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