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1. Firefighters are struggling to get control of this raging wildfire in southern California. The blaze's already destroyed more than 100 homes in Santa Barbara County. Crews are concerned that the winds will pick up tonight and push the flames with frightening speed.

2. World leaders are gathering1 in Washington for an extraordinary summit. They're hoping to put the brakes on the world's accelerating economic crisis. The closed-door meetings are expected to wrap up tomorrow.

3. Tragedy struck during a camp retreat trip. Three Chicago high schoolers drowned after sneaking2 away from the camp in the middle of the night and launching paddle boats. The boats sank and dumped the teens into cold water that was about 10 feet deep.

4. Call it "breaking the brass3 ceiling". After 33 years in the Army, Ann E.Dunwoody ascended4 to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S military--four-star general.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. pick up: phr v.

if the wind picks up, it increases or grows stronger.

2. closed-door: adj.

closed-door meetings or talks take place secretly

3. wrap up: phr v.

informal to finish a job, meeting etc

4. brass ceiling:

 


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1 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
2 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的，不公开的
参考例句：
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走，躲开采访者。
3 brass DWbzI     
n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器
参考例句：
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
4 ascended ea3eb8c332a31fe6393293199b82c425     
v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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