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1. Thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets Thursday to celebrate their victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections. Election officials say the Islamic militant1 group won 76 seats in Wednesday's elections.

2. (I hope I never see anything like this again.) Seven children were killed when their car burst into flames after being crushed between a truck and a stopped school bus. Florida authorities say the victims ranged in age from 20 months to 15 years. All were sibling2s or cousins.

3. The sole survivor4 of the West Virginia mine disaster has emerged from a light coma5 but still cannot speak. Randal McCloy Junior had been in a coma since his January 4th rescue, but can now respond to simple commands.

4. President Bush was interrupted during his White House news conference on Thursday. “We seem to have a mechanical flaw.” One of the cameras came loose from the ceiling of the press briefing room and dangle6d precipitously over some reporters' heads, but only delayed the president for a few moments.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. sibling : noun [C] FORMAL
a brother or sister:
e.g. I have four siblings3: three brothers and a sister.

2. dangle : verb
to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely:
e.g. Loose electric wires were dangling8 from the wall.

3. precipitously : adv
dangerously high or steep:
e.g. The price of shares in the company dropped precipitously with the news of poor sales figures


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1 militant 8DZxh     
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
2 sibling TEszc     
n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)
参考例句：
  • Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
  • Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。
3 siblings 709961e45d6808c7c9131573b3a8874b     
n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
4 survivor hrIw8     
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
  • The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
  • There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
5 coma vqxzR     
n.昏迷，昏迷状态
参考例句：
  • The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
  • She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。
6 dangle YaoyV     
v.(使)悬荡，(使)悬垂
参考例句：
  • At Christmas,we dangle colored lights around the room.圣诞节时，我们在房间里挂上彩灯。
  • He sits on the edge of the table and dangles his legs.他坐在桌子边上，摆动著双腿。
7 dangled 52e4f94459442522b9888158698b7623     
悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
参考例句：
  • Gold charms dangled from her bracelet. 她的手镯上挂着许多金饰物。
  • It's the biggest financial incentive ever dangled before British footballers. 这是历来对英国足球运动员的最大经济诱惑。
8 dangling 4930128e58930768b1c1c75026ebc649     
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
参考例句：
  • The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
  • The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

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