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1. Financial officials from the world's wealthy nations are meeting in Washington to discuss ways out of the financial crisis. President Bush met with them for about a half hour this morning at the White House. Afterward1, the president said the US will lead the response to the crisis.

2. North Korea has been removed from America's terrorism list. The move comes after the communist nation agreed to every nuclear inspection2 demand the Bush administration had asked for. The agreement is intended to salvage3 a nuclear disarmament agreement before Bush leaves office.

3. General Motors and Chrysler may possibly join. The automakers have reportedly held talks about a possible merger4 or some sort of other acquisition. The talks began more than a month ago but have stalled because of the financial market turmoil5.

4. Hurricane Norbert has come ashore6 on Mexico's Baja California peninsula. At last report, Norbert was lashing8 the southern end of the peninsula with winds over 100 miles an hour. It's expected to cross the peninsula and hit the Mexican mainland tonight.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. disarmament: n.

Disarmament is the act of reducing the number of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, that a country has.

2. acquisition: n.

If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.

3. lash7: v.

If wind, rain, or water lashes9 someone or something, it hits them violently.

4. Baja California: n. 下加利福尼亚半岛

A peninsula (=long thin piece of land) in Mexico that is connected to southern California and goes into the Pacific Ocean.

 


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1 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来；以后
参考例句：
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
2 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。
3 salvage ECHzB     
v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救
参考例句：
  • All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
  • The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。
4 merger vCJxG     
n.企业合并，并吞
参考例句：
  • Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
  • Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
5 turmoil CKJzj     
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
参考例句：
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
6 ashore tNQyT     
adv.在(向)岸上，上岸
参考例句：
  • The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
  • He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
7 lash a2oxR     
v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛
参考例句：
  • He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
  • With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。
8 lashing 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e     
n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
  • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 lashes e2e13f8d3a7c0021226bb2f94d6a15ec     
n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 )；鞭子；突然猛烈的一击；急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
  • Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时，母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面，以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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