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1．President Bush and John McCain have put the past behind them. Bush is endorsing1 his once bitter rival in the 2000 presidential race. The two are joining together and hoping to prevent Democrats2 from winning the White House this fall.

 

2．The Quaker Oats Company says it's recalling a limited number of Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix products. That's because of a potential salmonella contamination. The recalled products are sold in two- and five-pound boxes with Best Before dates of February 8th through 16th, 2009.The company says so far no illnesses have been reported.

 

3．A good Samaritan died after chasing a pair of thieves at this Crestwood Starbucks. The 54-year-old saw a young couple steal the tip jar. He ran after them into the parking lot, but the couple ran over the man with their getaway car. Police are offering a 20,000-dollar reward.

 

4．Twin torrents3 of water unleash4 from this dam, rush through the Grand Canyon5. More than 300,000 gallons of water per second were being released. That's enough water to fill the Empire State Building in 20 minutes.

 


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1 endorsing a5b3f1341cd4294ff105734a1ff0bd61     
v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
  • Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
  • Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网
2 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 torrents 0212faa02662ca7703af165c0976cdfd     
n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断
参考例句：
  • The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 unleash bjewz     
vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开
参考例句：
  • They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
  • Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。
5 canyon 4TYya     
n.峡谷，溪谷
参考例句：
  • The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
  • The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

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