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1. The Coast Guard has comes up with a plan to deal with the thick oil slicks in the Gulf1 of Mexico - light them on fire. It’s the last-ditch effort to protect environmentally sensitive areas on the coast. About 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking from the blown-out well, where an oil rig exploded and sank last week.

2. In a two-day economic tour of the Midwest, President Barack Obama is touting2 renewable energy and tighter Wall Street regulations. Meantime, back in Washington, Senate Democratic leaders failed for the third time in three days to get the needed votes to move ahead a banking3 regulation bill.

3. A war memorial cross can stay atop remote area on federal land in California. The Supreme4 Court ruled Wednesday that a lower court went too far in ordering the cross's removal.

4. A 13-year-old from California is making his way up Mount Everest in an attempt to become the youngest person to scale the world's highest mountain. Jordan Romero tells the AP he's having a great time and so far everything's going smooth.
 


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1 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 touting 4d75f17b3549c92164bbfc96b4ef2275     
v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
参考例句：
  • He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网
3 banking aySz20     
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
4 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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