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1. The winners of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot step forward Wednesday to claim their prize. The eight co-workers from Nebraska will each receive about 22 million dollars before taxes.
2. Concerns of civil war in Iraq after a Shiite holy shrine1 is bombed, dozens of Sunni mosques2 have been attacked and burned in retaliation3. And at least 7 people have been killed.
3. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle4 are calling for increase(d) scrutiny5 of a deal that would allow an Arab company to take over operations of 6 major U.S. ports. The White House says there is nothing wrong with the deal and President Bush will veto any legislation against it.
4. Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals6 Wednesday. 12 of the 15 are under the age of 80, and thus eligible7 to vote in a conclave8 to select Benedict's successor. The new cardinals come from 11 different countries including North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. aisle : noun [C]
a long narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema or church:
e.g. Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
2. thus : adverb
with this result:
e.g. They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.
3. conclave : noun [C]
a meeting of cardinals (= Catholic priests) at which the Pope is elected
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n.圣地,神龛,庙;v.将...置于神龛内,把...奉为神圣 | |
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2 mosques | |
清真寺; 伊斯兰教寺院,清真寺; 清真寺,伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 ) | |
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3 retaliation | |
n.报复,反击 | |
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4 aisle | |
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道 | |
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n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
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6 cardinals | |
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 ); 红衣凤头鸟(见于北美,雄鸟为鲜红色); 基数 | |
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7 eligible | |
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的 | |
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8 conclave | |
n.秘密会议,红衣主教团 | |
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