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 1. At least three people in two states will split the 448.4-million-dollar Powerball jackpot. Two winning tickets were sold in New Jersey1 and one was sold in Minnesota. One store owner in New Jersey says he will give his proceeds for selling a winning ticket back to the community. 

 
 
 
2. A thousand firefighters are battling a spreading wildfire in the inland mountains of Southern California. The fire in the San Jacinto Mountains has grown from 7,000 acres to 10,000 acres overnight. Two firefighters and a civilian2 have been hurt. 
 
 
 
3. Heavy rain from the Nashville metro3 area eastward4 has triggered flash flooding. Dozens of people had been rescued from rising water. More than four inches of rain had fallen by Thursday afternoon. 
 
 
 
4. NOAA is now live streaming a deep sea exploration off Nantucket and tens of thousands of people are tuning5 in. NOAA's ship and its robotic sub explore the ocean's thousands of species, garnering6 about 50,000 visits a day to the live stream.

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1 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。
2 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
3 metro XogzNA     
n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)
参考例句：
  • Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
  • The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
4 eastward CrjxP     
adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部
参考例句：
  • The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
  • The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。
5 tuning 8700ed4820c703ee62c092f05901ecfc     
n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
参考例句：
  • They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 garnering 8782976562cade65bf2af680e6d34077     
v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • And at the forefront was Bryant, garnering nothing but praise from his coaches and teammates. 而站在最前沿的就是科比，他也因此获得了教练和队友的赞美。 来自互联网

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