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1. President Bush says the financial markets are adjusting to the "extraordinary measures" the government has taken to stabilize1 the economy. He did not specify2 what additional steps the government might take. But Bush cancelled his travel plans for today and is staying in Washington in order to keep a close eye on Wall Street.

2. Major banks around the world are joining forces to inject as much as 180 billion dollars into global money markets. Stocks are rebounding3 this morning following yesterday's losses. But investors4 are still fearful that more big financial companies could fail.

3. The new I-35 bridge in Minneapolis opened for traffic this morning. Thirteen people were killed last year when the previous bridge collapsed5 into the Mississippi River. The new bridge reopens a major artery6 leading in and out of the city.

4. This isn't Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa but it is becoming a world-renowned masterpiece. An Iowa man made this nine-foot-by-nine-foot reproduction out of 12,000 sticky notes for an art contest. A YouTube video of his artwork has been viewed 14,500 times.



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1 stabilize PvuwZ     
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
  • They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
  • His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
2 specify evTwm     
vt.指定，详细说明
参考例句：
  • We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
  • Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。
3 rebounding ee4af11919b88124c68f974dae1461b4     
蹦跳运动
参考例句：
  • The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
  • The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮，传接球，篮板球等。
4 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
5 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
6 artery 5ekyE     
n.干线，要道；动脉
参考例句：
  • We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
  • The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。

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