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1. President Bush has made a surprise farewell visit to Iraq where he signed a new Iraqi-US security agreement. During a news conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at Bush. He didn't get hit. Bush brushed off the incident, comparing it to political protests back in the States.

2. Illinois attorney general told NBC's "Meet the Press" there's talk embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich may step aside Monday. Lisa Madigan says it is unclear that means Blagojevich would resign. Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal corruption1 charges.

3. At least four deaths have been blamed on the ice storm that struck the Northeast late last week. Three of the deaths were due to carbon dioxide poisoning from gas-power generators2. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power.

4. Sean Avery's days with the Dallas Stars are done, although the combative3 forward was eligible4 to return from a six-game suspension today. The Stars instead announced Avery will not rejoin the team ever.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. talk: n.

information or news that people talk about and hear about a lot, but that is not official.

2. embattled: adj.

[only before noun]
an embattled person, organization etc has many problems or difficulties

 


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1 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
2 generators 49511c3cf5edacaa03c4198875f15e4e     
n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司
参考例句：
  • The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
  • Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 combative 8WdyS     
adj.好战的；好斗的
参考例句：
  • Mr. Obama has recently adopted a more combative tone.奥巴马总统近来采取了一种更有战斗性的语调。
  • She believes that women are at least as combative as are.她相信女性至少和男性一样好斗。
4 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

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