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1. Heavy rain and hail force the cancellation1 of some relief flights to earthquake-stricken regions in Pakistan as survivors2 scuffle over badly needed food.

2. President Bush says lots of work remains3 to be done to rebuild the Gulf4 Coast after Hurricane Katrina as he visits the hurricane recovery zone.

3. Insurgents5 determined6 to wreck7 Iraq's constitutional referendum, kill more than 40 people in attacks including a suicide car bomb in a town market near the Syrian border.

4. A retired8 elementary teacher seen on videotape being repeatedly punched by New Orleans police says he was not drunk, put up no resistance when was baffled by the incident.

5. A US millionaire and a two-man, Russian-American crew return from the International Space Sation to earth. . .

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. scuffle
2 scuffle scuffles scuffling scuffled
If people scuffle, they fight for a short time in a disorganized way.
Police scuffled with some of the protesters.
He and Hannah had been scuffling in the yard outside his house.
V-RECIP

2. baffle
baffle baffles baffling baffled
If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
VB
= puzzle
· baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
ADJ-GRADED

· baffled
Police are baffled by the murder.
ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ


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1 cancellation BxNzQO     
n.删除，取消
参考例句：
  • Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
  • Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。
2 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
3 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
5 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
6 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
7 wreck QMjzE     
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
参考例句：
  • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
  • No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
8 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

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