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1. President Barack Obama is hoping his visits to four states over the weekend will rally voters and help secure two more years of Democratic control on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Republicans boosted by the polls are casting Tuesday's midterm elections as a referendum on President Obama's economic policies.
2. A Qatar Airways1 spokesman says one of two bombs mailed from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues made its way on a pair of passenger flights before it was discovered by authorities late Thursday. Authorities say the narrowly averted2 plot bears hallmarks of an al-Qaeda offshoot they vowed3 to destroy.
3. Forecasters are concerned Hurricane Tomas, the Category 1 storm, may regain4 strength over the next few days and veer5 toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Some 1.3 million are still living in tarps and tents, making them especially vulnerable to heavy rains.
4. Hundreds of abuse survivors6 from a dozen countries gathered in Rome for a candlelight march on the Vatican. The group is calling on the United Nations to designate systematic7 sexual abuse of children as a crime against humanity.
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航空公司 | |
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2 averted | |
防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 | |
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3 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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4 regain | |
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复 | |
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5 veer | |
vt.转向,顺时针转,改变;n.转向 | |
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6 survivors | |
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.有系统的,有计划的,有方法的 | |
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