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 1. The Obama administration is urging Congress to help America's farmers who are suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Officials say three-fifths of the US is experiencing a lack of rain. They are also warning consumers about potential price gouging1.

 
 
 
2. At least three top Syrian officials have been killed after rebels planted a bomb that ripped through a high-level security meeting in Damascus. Opposition2 leaders say no one in President Bashar Assad's regime is safe.
 
 
 
3. Police in Alabama say the suspect in a mass shooting at a night club had been fired from his job after a fistfight with a co-worker. It is not clear what role the firing may have played in the shooting incident that wounded 17. Officials say Nathan Van Wilkins had many stresses in his life, including a divorce and a bankruptcy3 filing.
 
 
 
4. This artwork is straight from a horse's mouth. The 9-year-old horse was introduced to painting by his owner, who noticed him scrawling4 shapes in the sand with her whip. Justin's work now sells for hundreds of dollars.

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1 gouging 040ded02b3a58081f7b774c4c20b755f     
n.刨削[槽]v.凿( gouge的现在分词 )；乱要价；（在…中）抠出…；挖出…
参考例句：
  • Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers. 银行和信用卡公司被指控欺诈顾客。 来自辞典例句
  • If back-gouging is applied, grinding to bright metal is required. 如果采用火焰气刨，则应将其打磨至可见光亮的金属表面。 来自互联网
2 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
3 bankruptcy fPoyJ     
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
4 scrawling eb6c4d9bcb89539d82c601edd338242c     
乱涂，潦草地写( scrawl的现在分词 )
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