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1.Oklahoma rescue crews are searching for survivors1 after a series of deadly tornados2. At least eight people have been killed, dozens were injured. The severe weather also caused power outages from Oklahoma City to western Texas.

2.Wall Street's leading bank CEOs are on Capitol Hill today. They are thanking Congress for the 160 billion dollars of bailout money they’ve received. But top members of a key House panel told the bankers they must win over a disgusted public and work with Congress.

3.Israel is in political limbo3 today. Both Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line leader Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in what is still a very tight race. Hard-line parties won a majority of the votes meaning that Netanyahu has more natural allies and a better chance of forming a coalition4 government.

4.An agent for super star quarterback Brett Farve says his client is retiring. The 39-year-old won't return for a 19th season which would have been a second with the Jets. In an email to ESPN, Farve says he has no regret about ending his career in New York

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.limbo: n.

[singular, uncountable] a situation in which nothing happens or changes for a long period of time, and it is difficult to make decisions or know what to do, often because you are waiting for something else to happen first

2.hard-line: n.

having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them


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1 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
2 tornados 64f19dd0af7a26fe4bcdede94053f93c     
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
  • They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
3 limbo Z06xz     
n.地狱的边缘；监狱
参考例句：
  • His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。
  • I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。
4 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

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