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1.With gasoline topping 4 dollars a gallon, President Bush is calling on lawmakers to lift the decades-old ban on offshore1 oil and gas drilling. But Democrats2 quickly rejected the idea.

2.The White House is also asking Congress for nearly two billion dollars in emergency disaster aid for the flood-ravaged Midwest. Right now officials fear dozens more levees along the Mississippi River may overflow3. The record-breaking storms and flooding in the area are being blamed for 24 deaths.

3.The crowd at Tim Russert’s funeral would have made a great panel4 on his Sunday morning news show. Presidential hopeful senators5 Barack Obama and John McCain were there as well as members of Congress, television journalists and several generations of politicians from both parties. The "Meet the Press" host died Friday of a heart attack.

4. Unfortunate” Tiger Woods is done for the year. That's because the golfer is having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. Woods has been dealing6 with the injury for the last ten months.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.lift [transitive]v

to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed

2.offshore adj.

in or under the sea and not far from the coast

3.panel. [countable]n.

a group of well-known people who answer questions on a radio or television programme

4.be done for

informal
to be in serious trouble or likely to fail

5.ligament [countable]n.

a band of strong material in your body, similar to muscle, that joins bones or holds an organ in its place


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1 offshore FIux8     
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
  • A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
  • A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
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 overflow fJOxZ     
v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出
参考例句：
  • The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
  • After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。
4 panel l4IzD     
n.面，板，专门小组，控制板，仪表盘
参考例句：
  • The unusual control panel on the walls caught our attention.墙上不同寻常的控制板引起了我们的注意。
  • The panel of judges included several well-known writers.评判小组中包括几位知名作家。
5 senators 1181a181f18e7836f23146bc18668881     
n.参议员( senator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • When the senators vote, the ayes will have it. 参议员投票时，投赞成票的人将占多数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper conduct. 委员会断定议员们从事了不正当活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

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