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1. The Democratic National Convention is now underway in Denver, with Michelle Obama headlining tonight's opening session. Her speech will humanize Barack Obama as a family man while she tries to show up her critics. Senator Ted1 Kennedy is also expected to make an appearance tonight.

2. Tropical Storm Fay may be gone. But heavy rain and wind are still hitting large parts of the South. The rain comes as relief to some farmers suffering from drought conditions in Alabama, Mississippi, eastern Louisiana and Tennessee. In Florida, some residents have started to clean up as water slowly recedes2.

3. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Jerusalem on her seventh trip to the Middle East since peace talks’ relaunch last year. Hours before her arrival, Israel freed nearly 200 jailed Palestinians in a goodwill3 gesture aimed at helping4 in the upcoming round of peace talks between the two. Rice wants a peace deal by the end of the year.

4. During her new Sticky & Sweet Tour that kicked off this weekend, Madonna showed pictures grouping John McCain with Hitler, while other pictures seemed to link Barack Obama to Mahatma Gandhi. Her song called "Get Stupid" was performed to 40, 000 fans in Cardiff, Wales.


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

1. show up:  v.
If someone or something shows you up, they make you feel embarrassed or ashamed of them.

2. goodwill:  n.
Goodwill is a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations.

 


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1 ted 9gazhs     
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
  • The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
  • She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
2 recedes 45c5e593c51b7d92bf60642a770f43cb     
v.逐渐远离( recede的第三人称单数 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题
参考例句：
  • For this reason the near point gradually recedes as one grows older. 由于这个原因，随着人渐渐变老，近点便逐渐后退。 来自辞典例句
  • Silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness. 缄默的、悲哀的、被抛弃的、支离破碎的捷克斯洛伐克，已在黑暗之中。 来自辞典例句
3 goodwill 4fuxm     
n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉
参考例句：
  • His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
  • We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。
4 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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