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1. Israel assassinates1 a top figure in Hamas, one of the first assaults on the leadership of Gaza's rulers. The airstrike targeted an apartment building. Palestinian officials say 18 others were killed. Israel is escalating2 its air offensive and seems ready to launch a ground invasion.

2. Police say a bomb threat that shut down Aspen, Colorado on New Year's Eve was real. Four packages in holiday wrapping held dangerous bombs. The man suspected of scattering3 the devices later shot and killed himself.

3. The Rose Bowl Parade roared down the streets of Pasadena, California. Floats festooned with flowers pay tribute to this year's theme, "Hats off to Entertainment". Police estimate more than a million people will see the parade and the game that follow(s).

4. Several hundred brave "polar bears" took the plunge4 into 2009 by taking a dip in the frigid5 waters of New York Harbour. Air temperature about 20 degrees but those blustery winds made it feel much colder. The swim raises money for terminally ill children.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. festoon: v.

If something is festooned with, for example, lights, balloons, or flowers, large numbers of these things are hung from it or wrapped around it, especially in order to decorate it.

2. dip: n.

informal a quick swim

3. frigid: adj.

formal very cold

4. blustery: adj.

blustery weather is very windy.

5. hats off to someone

Idiom something that you say when you want to express your admiration for someone

 


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1 assassinates 54c8402d766465894dc37fe0c0853931     
v.暗杀( assassinate的第三人称单数 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏
参考例句：
  • Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan have more encounters with Xanatos, who, in The Uncertain Path, nearly assassinates Yoda. 魁刚和欧比又和萨那托斯有过多次相遇。 来自互联网
2 escalating 1b4e810e65548c7656e9ea468e403ca1     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
3 scattering 91b52389e84f945a976e96cd577a4e0c     
n.[物]散射；散乱，分散；在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的；分散在不同范围的；广泛扩散的；（选票）数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式)；散布；驱散
参考例句：
  • The child felle into a rage and began scattering its toys about. 这孩子突发狂怒，把玩具扔得满地都是。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The farmers are scattering seed. 农夫们在播种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 plunge 228zO     
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
5 frigid TfBzl     
adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的
参考例句：
  • The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
  • She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。

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