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1. Much of the Northeast is digging itself out after taking the brunt of a winter storm that’s been moving up the East Coast. Commuters in New York waded1 through knee-high snow on sidewalks and unplowed roads this morning.

 

2. Across the East Coast, hundreds upon hundreds of flights have been canceled. The airline officials say it will take days for some people to get rebooked. At some airports, passengers slept on cots and were provided blankets. But many travelers were not allowed to get their checked luggage.

 

3. Russia’s Mikhail Khodorkovsky was convicted today of stealing oil from his own company and laundering2 the proceeds. The oil tycoon3 once challenged the power of Vladimir Putin.

 

4. A Tel Aviv University team excavating4 a cave in central Israel said Monday they found teeth that are about 400,000 years old. The earliest Homo sapiens remains5 found until now are about half that old.


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1 waded e8d8bc55cdc9612ad0bc65820a4ceac6     
（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
  • He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。
2 laundering laundering     
n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）
参考例句：
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 tycoon EKkze     
n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨
参考例句：
  • The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
  • The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。
4 excavating 5d793b033d109ef3f1f026bd95b1d9f5     
v.挖掘( excavate的现在分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘
参考例句：
  • A bulldozer was employed for excavating the foundations of the building. 推土机用来给楼房挖地基。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. 一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。 来自辞典例句
5 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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