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1. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says President Barack Obama will head to Turkey in the next month or so to discuss plans to withdraw troops from Iraq. The trip to the Muslim nation would be one of the first foreign visits in Obama's presidency1.

2. Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has left the hospital a day after a truck hit the car he was in. His wife was killed in the crash and his supporters are calling for an investigation2 and wondering why he wasn't given more police security.

3. Former first lady Barbara Bush is out of the intensive care unit of the Texas hospital where she had successful heart surgery. The 83-year-old wife of former President George H.W.Bush had surgery Thursday to replace her aortic3 valve.

4. Former NBA star Charles Barkley has begun serving a three-day sentence on a drunken-driving charge. He was arrested on New Year's Eve, shortly after leaving a Scottsdale, Arizona nightclub and failing a field sobriety test.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. intensive care unit: n.

A specialized4 section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care.

2. sobriety: n.

Sobriety is the state of being sober rather than drunk.


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1 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 aortic fcbc5d891f31e6a1f809ff1bd4303ba2     
adj.大动脉的
参考例句：
  • The arterial pulse pressure in aortic insufficiency is widened. 主动脉瓣闭锁不全时脉搏压变宽。 来自辞典例句
  • Valvular heart disease, usually aortic and mitral insufficiency, can complicate a variety of systemic diseases. 瓣膜性心脏病，以主动脉瓣及二尖瓣闭锁不全为最常见，可使各种全身性疾病变得复杂。 来自辞典例句
4 specialized Chuzwe     
adj.专门的，专业化的
参考例句：
  • There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
  • These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

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