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1. President George W Bush is warning against overcorrection--that is countries deal with the world economic crisis. Bush is in Lima to attend his 8th and final meeting of the 21-nation APEC forum1.

2. Rocker Travis Barker is suing over a September plane crash that left four people dead. Barker wants more than 25,000 dollars in damages. The former Blink-182 drummer and celebrity2 disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors3 of the accident.

3. Zimbabwe has reportedly refused entry to Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, and a South African human rights advocate. They were planning to assess the country's humanitarian4 crisis. Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper says the three have been asked to "come at a later date" to accommodate the crop-planting season.

4. And watch as this brilliant fireball lights up the western Canada sky. Several people witnessed the meteor of many colors. No one has found any fragments, but experts say it's likely some fell in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. meteor: n.

A meteor is a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space.

 


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1 forum cilx0     
n.论坛,讨论会
参考例句:
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
2 celebrity xcRyQ     
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
参考例句:
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
3 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
4 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
参考例句:
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

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