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 1. Missouri Congressman1 Todd Akin2, a conservative Republican candidate for the Senate, is feeling the backlash of a comment that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies3 in "a legitimate4 rape5". The Romney campaign is distancing itself from the remark.

 
 
 
2. Nearly 1,000 firefighters are battling a wildfire that's already consumed nearly 19 square miles in northern California since Saturday. Residents have been told to evacuate6 as the blaze moves closer to some 3,000 homes.
 
 
 
3. The director of Hollywood blockbusters "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop II" has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles County. Authorities say 68-year-old Tony Scott's body was recovered several hours after he had jumped Sunday afternoon.
 
 
 
4. And a new pilot program is now underway in San Francisco that provides a small weekly stipend7 to the city's homeless for serving as foster parents for unwanted puppies until the dogs can be adopted.

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1 Congressman TvMzt7     
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
  • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
2 akin uxbz2     
adj.同族的，类似的
参考例句：
  • She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
  • Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
3 pregnancies 2fedeb45162c233ee9e28d81888a2d2c     
怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
  • She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。
4 legitimate L9ZzJ     
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
  • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
  • That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
5 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
6 evacuate ai1zL     
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
  • We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
  • They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
7 stipend kuPwO     
n.薪贴；奖学金；养老金
参考例句：
  • The company is going to ajust my stipend from this month onwards.从这一个月开始公司将对我的薪金作调整。
  • This sum was nearly a third of his total stipend.这笔钱几乎是他全部津贴的三分之一。

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