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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-11)

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1. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says the cap of the broken wellhead is now collecting more than 620,000 gallons of oil in a day, but even as the amount of oil captured increases daily, officials still can't say how much additional oil is still escaping.

2. Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing a legislation to require proper identification to purchase pre-paid cell phones which traditionally require no ID or contract. These phones had been linked to suspected terror activity including the Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzed. The new legislation will require phone companies to give the customer's information in 18 months.

3. BP CEO Tony Hayward will go make his first appearance on Capitol Hill since the catastrophic Gulf1 oil spill on June 17th. Hayward has faced scrutiny2 for remarks he's made regarding the spill and he has expected to face tough questions from lawmakers.

4. The main runway at the Reagan National Airport is reopened after a vintage aircraft landed then flipped3 over. The aircraft is part of a group of vintage biplanes to promote the opening of 3-D film "Legends of Flight."

 


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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 scrutiny ZDgz6     
n.详细检查，仔细观察
参考例句：
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
3 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥
参考例句：
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

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