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1. Fire crews in California are still cleaning up after a massive fire at Universal Studios. The blaze destroyed several sets including one from "Back to the Future". A King Kong exhibit and a video vault1 were also destroyed. Three firefighters were hurt. The cause isn't yet known.

2. Hillary Rodham Clinton has won Puerto Rico's primary. Fifty-five delegates are at stake there. However, Barack Obama is favored in the final two primaries Tuesday in Montana and South Dakota.

3. The Chicago priest whose comments about Hillary Clinton reignited the controversy2 over Barack Obama's former church has apologized to his parishioners. At his own church today, the Rev3. Michael Pfleger said he isn't racist4 or sexist. He said the past few days have been the most painful of his life.

4. Space shuttle Discovery's seven-member crew has wrapped up an hours-long inspection5 to look for any signs of damage to its ship. About five pieces of debris6 broke off the fuel tank during lift-off yesterday, but none during the crucial first two minutes.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. at stake:

if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful.

2. parishioner n.

A priest's parishioners are the people who live in his or her parish, especially the ones who go to his or her church.

3. wrap up Phrasal Verb

To bring to a conclusion; settle finally or successfully.


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1 vault 3K3zW     
n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室
参考例句：
  • The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
  • The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
2 controversy 6Z9y0     
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
3 rev njvzwS     
v.发动机旋转，加快速度
参考例句：
  • It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
  • Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
4 racist GSRxZ     
n.种族主义者，种族主义分子
参考例句：
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
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 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

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