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1. As BP crews get ready to test a plan to plug the top of its busted1 oil well, a company spokesman says engineers are still trying to figure out exactly how to use a pair of relief wells they're constructing. The wells were once seen as the only surefire way to kill the Gulf2 oil leak.

 

2. President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is nearing an end as promised and on schedule. US combat troops are set to be out of the country by the end of this month, and all American troops are to be gone by the end of next year.

 

3. Another political headache may be on the horizon for congressional Democrats3. A House panel has charged California Congresswoman Maxine Waters with ethics4 violations5. Waters is to face a trial in fall if she doesn’t negotiate a settlement.

 

4. Lindsay Lohan is out of jail, but she’s not exactly a free woman. After spending two weeks behind bars, the actress is set to begin a three-month stint6 in rehab.
 


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1 busted busted     
adj. 破产了的，失败了的，被降级的，被逮捕的，被抓到的 动词bust的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • You are so busted! 你被当场逮住了！
  • It was money troubles that busted up their marriage. 是金钱纠纷使他们的婚姻破裂了。
2 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。
3 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 ethics Dt3zbI     
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
  • The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
  • Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
5 violations 403b65677d39097086593415b650ca21     
违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸
参考例句：
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
6 stint 9GAzB     
v.节省，限制，停止；n.舍不得化，节约，限制；连续不断的一段时间从事某件事
参考例句：
  • He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
  • We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。

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