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 Security forces in Bahrain have vowed1 to do whatever necessary to shut down anti-government demonstrations2. The government has banned protests and the military is cracking down on dissent3. Three people have died and 231 were injured when police broke up the main protest camp in the capital Manama. In Libya, an anti-government “day of rage” has seen 10 people killed when Libyan police clashed with protesters in Benghazi and Al-Baida.

 
Authorities in Hanoi say the Vietnamese-born Australian man was among those killed when a tourist boat sank in Halong Bay. Twelve people were killed in the accident in Vietnam’s north early yesterday. The department of foreign affairs is yet to confirm that Lam Ngoc Chau was among those who drowned. Officials are investigating a leak in the engine room of the boat.
 
NASA is warning that a powerful solar eruption4 could disrupt electrical power grids5 and satellites in the next couple of days. Astronomers6 say the massive sun flare7 is the size of Jupiter and it’s the strongest flare in four years. The eruption has already jammed shortwave radio communications in China.  
 
The wild winds and the driving rain may have died down, but another deadly threat looms8 now for Top End residents. Police are saying that crocodiles might enter flooded creeks9 and storm water drains and low-lying areas in the wake of Cyclone10 Carlos. Darwin has received around 700 millimetres of rain in recent days and the Darwin Dam is now at capacity. Residents in nearby Adelaide River have been warned to expect some flooding. 

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1 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
2 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威
参考例句：
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
3 dissent ytaxU     
n./v.不同意，持异议
参考例句：
  • It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
  • He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。
4 eruption UomxV     
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
参考例句：
  • The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
  • The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
5 grids 3ee63c2476f49cd6c03c72e14687b4f7     
n.格子( grid的名词复数 )；地图上的坐标方格；（输电线路、天然气管道等的）系统网络；（汽车比赛）赛车起跑线
参考例句：
  • Typical framed structures are beams, grids, plane and space frames or trusses. 典型构架结构为梁、格栅、平面的和空间的框架或桁架。 来自辞典例句
  • The machines deliver trimmed grids for use or stock. 这种机器铸出修整过的板栅，以供使用或储存。 来自辞典例句
6 astronomers 569155f16962e086bd7de77deceefcbd     
n.天文学者，天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 flare LgQz9     
v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发
参考例句：
  • The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
  • You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
8 looms 802b73dd60a3cebff17088fed01c2705     
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
参考例句：
  • All were busily engaged,men at their ploughs,women at their looms. 大家都很忙，男的耕田，女的织布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The factory has twenty-five looms. 那家工厂有25台织布机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 creeks creeks     
n.小湾( creek的名词复数 )；小港；小河；小溪
参考例句：
  • The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。 来自辞典例句
  • There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。 来自辞典例句
10 cyclone cy3x7     
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
  • An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
  • The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

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