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1. By the time winter officially arrives tomorrow morning, some in the Midwest may have already had enough. Temperatures in Illinois could reach five below zero with wind gusts1 30 miles an hour. Minnesota authorities predicted heavy snowfall and are asking drivers to stay off the road.

2. President-elect Barack Obama has picked two leading experts on climate change for key White House science posts. The scientists are known to advocate forceful government action to stop global warming. Experts expect more aggressive action from the Obama administration than from the Bush White House.

3. Detroit's Big Three are getting an additional three-billion-dollar bailout from Canada. The auto2 industry employs 150,000 Canadians and represents 14% of Canada's manufacturing output. Canada's prime minister said they want to do their part to ensure North American automakers stay going.

4. Divers3 rescued a humpback whale off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico. The adult male was tangled4 in fishing nets about a mile out to sea. Divers think the whale may have been tangled there for up to two months.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. humpback whale: n.座头鲸


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1 gusts 656c664e0ecfa47560efde859556ddfa     
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作
参考例句：
  • Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
  • Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。
2 auto ZOnyW     
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
  • Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
  • The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
3 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的；种种的
参考例句：
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
4 tangled e487ee1bc1477d6c2828d91e94c01c6e     
adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
  • A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

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