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 1. Egyptian voters poured into polling stations to cast ballots1 in the country's first free presidential elections. With 13 candidates in the running, expectations are running high at the prospect2 of electing a new president. Arab Spring protests toppled former President Hosni Mubarak's government 15 months ago.

 
 
 
2. Senator Joe Lieberman is calling for insiders to come forward in the investigation3 into the Secret Service prostitution scandal. At the first Senate hearing on the matter, he says 64 allegations and complaints of sexual misconduct have been filed against Secret Service employees in the past five years.
 
 
 
3. The Senate Banking4 Committee is looking into last week's much-hyped Facebook IPO and its underwriter Morgan Stanley. Regulators are reviewing allegations that Morgan Stanley selectively informed clients of its negative assessment5 before the public offering.
 
 
 
4. Florida A&M band members say former band mate Robert Champion asked to be hazed6 because it was seen as an honor. Champion died after participating in a dangerous hazing7 ritual on a bus.

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1 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 prospect P01zn     
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 banking aySz20     
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
5 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
6 hazed 3e453cfef5ebafd5a3f32c097f0c4f11     
v.（使）笼罩在薄雾中( haze的过去式和过去分词 )；戏弄，欺凌（新生等，有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件）
参考例句：
  • I've had a' most enough of Cap'n Smollett; he's hazed me long enough, by thunder! 我已经受够了这个遭雷劈的斯摩莱特船长，再也不愿意听他使唤了！ 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • His eyes hazed over when he thought of her. 他想起她来时，眼前一片模糊。 来自互联网
7 hazing 3c42c132508159bdf3cad7a5f8483067     
n.受辱，被欺侮v.（使）笼罩在薄雾中( haze的现在分词 )；戏弄，欺凌（新生等，有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件）
参考例句：
  • With labor, the hazing period ends. 费了好大力气，痛苦的时期终于过了。 来自互联网
  • A high-gloss paint surface is one that directly reflects light with minimum hazing or diffusion. 高度光洁的漆表面可以直接反射光源。 来自互联网

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