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1. Officials in Madrid say 149 people were killed today when the airline they were on crashed during take-off. They say the plane sped off the end of the runway where it crashed, burned and broke into several pieces. Twenty-six people though did survive.

2. Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones remains1 hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Doctors say the 58-year-old has limited brain function and friends are asking for people to pray for her.

3. Tropical Storm Fay continues to drench2 Central Florida as it sits stalled on the state's east coast. Forecasters say Fay could dump 30 inches of rain in some areas and has already flooded hundreds of homes.

4. Lightning has struck again at the Olympics. Jamaican Usain Bolt sprinted3 to a second gold at the Games, winning the 200-meter dash in a world record time of 19.30 seconds. He is the first person to set the world record in both the 100 and 200 at the same Games.


WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1. hemorrhage:  n.
a serious medical condition in which a person bleeds a lot, sometimes inside their body

 


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1 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
2 drench 1kEz6     
v.使淋透，使湿透
参考例句：
  • He met a drench of rain.他遇上一场倾盆大雨。
  • They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them.他们将消防水管对着人们，把他们浇了个透。
3 sprinted cbad7fd28d99bfe76a3766a4dd081936     
v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。
  • Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 来自辞典例句

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