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1. Texas congressman1 Tom DeLay announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election and will resign from Congress. The former House Majority leader was indicted2 last fall, for allegedly using funds illegally for state legislative3 races.
2. Protestors again took to the streets in France, nearly a million people protesting a new labor4 law that would allow employers to fire young workers under the age of 26 with less than 2 years on the job for no reason.
3. Dozens of homes are threatened by a levee breach5 in Sacramento County, California, but no major evacuations are expected. There has been heavy rain in the area for the past month.
4. Will she or won't she? That's the multimillion dollar question swirling6 around Katie Couric. The "Today Show" hostess is widely expected to leave the
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. hostess :noun [C]
a woman who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio show
2. solo : adjective [before noun], adverb
alone; without other people:
e.g. a solo performance
3. anchor :noun [C]
someone who reads the news on TV and introduces news reports
1 Congressman | |
n.(美)国会议员 | |
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2 indicted | |
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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3 legislative | |
n.立法机构,立法权;adj.立法的,有立法权的 | |
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4 labor | |
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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5 breach | |
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
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6 swirling | |
v.旋转,打旋( swirl的现在分词 ) | |
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