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1. It's down to the wire for the race for president. John McCain is in battleground state Pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum1 on his side. Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes.

2. Democrat2 Barack Obama is also focusing on the battleground state--Ohio. In Columbus, Obama encourages supporters to vote early. The most recent poll shows Obama opens six-point lead in the state.

3. Aid officials in the Congo were concerned about a lack of food and shelter. Rebels are forcing tens of thousands of refugees out of makeshift camps. The rebels appear to be still maintaining a ceasefire declared last week.

4. Alabama is now college football's number-one-ranked team. Texas fell at Texas Tech for Michael Crabtree caught a touchdown pass in the last second of the game, thinned the Longhorns 39-33.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. go/come/be down to the wire
informal especially AmE to be finished or achieved with very little time left.

2. makeshift: adj.

made to be used for a short time only when nothing better is available.

 


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1 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
参考例句：
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
2 democrat Xmkzf     
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
  • The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
  • About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

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