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 1. President Barack Obama called on lawmakers to set up a post-election agenda. Obama called House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority leader Harry1 Reid, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi following his re-election.

 
 
 
2. Official said 39 people were killed in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Guatemala. There are also reports of landslides2 in a town near the northwest border of Mexico.
 
 
 
3. A nor'easter is threatening New York and New Jersey3. Thousands of people in low-lying neighborhoods swamped by superstorm Sandy are being warned to clear out. Forecasters expect rain, wet snow and 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts4 in the storm-battered region. 
 
 
 
4. And Penn State's former president is free on $125,000 unsecured bail5 after being arraigned6. Graham Spanier faces charges related to the child sex abuse case of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The 64-year-old denies the allegations and claims he's being framed for political purposes.

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1 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
2 landslides 5a0c95bd1e490515d70aff3ba74490cb     
山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数
参考例句：
  • Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
  • The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
3 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
4 gusts 656c664e0ecfa47560efde859556ddfa     
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作
参考例句：
  • Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
  • Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。
5 bail Aupz4     
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
  • One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
  • She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
6 arraigned ce05f28bfd59de4a074b80d451ad2707     
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
  • He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
  • She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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