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1. A Texas appeals court has ruled that state officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamous group’s ranch1. Those children are now with foster parents. The court did not order them back to their families.

2. Strong winds are fueling an out-of-control wildfire that has scorched2 thousands of acres in central California. The blaze is threatening rural homes and has forced officials to close schools and evacuate3 certain areas.

3. Former White House top political adviser4 Karl Rove is being subpoenaed5 to appear before Congress. The House Judiciary Committee is calling on him to testify about whether the White House improperly6 meddled8 with the Justice Department.

4. Some D-C motorists (are) driving happy today, thanks to a free gas giveaway. Drivers lined up for blocks early this morning to get their 40 dollars worth of free gas. Some say while this won’t fill the tank, it will get them through the holiday weekend.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. meddle7 with sth: v.

(disapproving) to become involved in sth that does not concern you:

2. giveaway: n.

something that is given away free, especially something that a shop gives you when you buy a product


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1 ranch dAUzk     
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
2 scorched a5fdd52977662c80951e2b41c31587a0     
烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦
参考例句：
  • I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
  • The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
3 evacuate ai1zL     
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
  • We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
  • They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
4 adviser HznziU     
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
  • They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
5 subpoenaed 7df57bf8261ef9fe32d1817194f87243     
v.（用传票）传唤（某人）( subpoena的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The court subpoenaed her to appear as a witness. 法庭传唤她出庭作证。
  • The finance director is subpoenaed by prosecution. 财务经理被检查机关传讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 improperly 1e83f257ea7e5892de2e5f2de8b00e7b     
不正确地，不适当地
参考例句：
  • Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
  • He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。
7 meddle d7Xzb     
v.干预，干涉，插手
参考例句：
  • I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
  • Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。
8 meddled 982e90620b7d0b2256cdf4782c24285e     
v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Someone has meddled with the photographs I laid out so carefully. 有人把我精心布置的照片弄乱了。 来自辞典例句
  • The gifts of charity meddled with a man's private affair. 慈善团体的帮助实际上是干涉私人的事务。 来自互联网

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