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1. President Barack Obama says he's ready to work with lawmakers in both parties in a spirit of common cause as Congress gets back to business after the Arizona shooting. In the GOP address, Representative Jeff Flake1 of Arizona alluded2 to his work with Representative Gabrielle Giffords on bipartisan legislation to make the House more open and accountable.

 

2. The death toll3 from this week’s mudslides in Brazil has climbed to nearly 600. Meanwhile, thousands of traumatized survivors4 have been walking as much as five miles along steep, slippery paths to buy food, water and medicine.

 

3. Soldiers and police have exchanged fire with assailants in front of Tunisia’s Interior Ministry5 amid unrest after the longtime president was ousted6. The exchange came soon after Tunisia swore in a new interim7 president.

 

4. And a London company has come up with an irreverent, unofficial set of plates to mark the coming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The creators say official merchandise is too old-fashioned.


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1 flake JgTzc     
v.使成薄片；雪片般落下；n.薄片
参考例句：
  • Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干，去表皮，粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
  • The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。
2 alluded 69f7a8b0f2e374aaf5d0965af46948e7     
提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
  • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
3 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
5 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
6 ousted 1c8f4f95f3bcc86657d7ec7543491ed6     
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
参考例句：
  • He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
  • He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
7 interim z5wxB     
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
参考例句：
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

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