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1.Firefighters in Northern California continue to battle a wildfire that has forced thousands of residents to evacuate1 their homes. Early the Thursday authorities issued a mandatory2 evacuation for the entire population of Bonny Doon, a small community just north of Santa Cruz.

2.Defense3 Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that an Afghan assessment4 from Commanding General Stanley McChrystal won't contain any specific recommendations for increases in troops. Gates called the current situation in Afghanistan "a mixed picture" and he acknowledged that the Taliban clearly has established the presence.

3.Musician Les Paul has died. The guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multi-track recording5 had a string of hits. He reportedly died of complications from pneumonia6. He was 94.

4.Tiger Woods is off to a good start at the PGA championship in Minnesota. Woods finished his first round Thursday with a five under 67. Woods is looking to win his first major of the season. He's won at least one major each of the last four years.


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1 evacuate ai1zL     
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
  • We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
  • They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
2 mandatory BjTyz     
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
3 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
4 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
5 recording UktzJj     
n.录音，记录
参考例句：
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
6 pneumonia s2HzQ     
n.肺炎
参考例句：
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

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