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时间：2008-03-27 02:45:31

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1. President Bush is trying to reassure1 Americans the country's long-term economic outlook is strong. He says it's clear the economy has slowed, but says tax rebates2 due out in May should help turn things around. 

 

2. Police say they believe the student body president at the University of North Carolina who was killed was a victim of random3 violence. Eve Marie Carson was found Wednesday. Police say they don't have any suspects.

 

3. Southwest Airlines says it's ready to fight a possible multimillion-dollar Federal fine. The airline is being cited for flying 117 planes, past their mandatory4 inspection5 deadlines. Southwest is blaming the FAA and says it complied with all requests.

 

4. Mother Nature is putting on quite a show in Hawaii. You're looking at lava6 that's flowing from one of the volcanoes there straight into the Pacific Ocean. That has forced some of evacuations, but so far it has been more of a tourist draw.

 


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1 reassure 9TgxW     
v.使放心，使消除疑虑
参考例句：
  • This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
  • The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。
2 rebates 5862cab7436152bb9726585397fb1db9     
n.退还款( rebate的名词复数 )；回扣；返还（退还的部份货价）；折扣
参考例句：
  • The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点，如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
  • In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
3 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
4 mandatory BjTyz     
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
5 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
6 lava v9Zz5     
n.熔岩，火山岩
参考例句：
  • The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
  • His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

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