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1. FBI negotiators are working to free an American cargo1 ship captain being held by Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips and the pirates are in a lifeboat, while the cargo ship itself is said to be headed to Kenya. Keeping an eye on the standoff are a US destroyer and a spy plane.
2. The economy's downward descent appears to be leveling off. Stocks ended at the highest level in two months. That after banking2 giant Wells Fargo surprised the market with early profit projections3 that blew past analysts4' expectations.
3. Pope Benedict swapped5 out his gold-coloured robes for a long-white apron6. The Pontiff performed a feet-washing ceremony at St.John Lateran Basilica in Rome. The money collected from the pilgrims and tourists will reportedly be sent to help the small Catholic community in Gaza.
4. And a pachyderm turns Picasso at a safari7 park in Britain. This African elephant named Five developed her painting talent by chance. The 16-year-old has completed about 50 works of art since taking up the hobby.
1 cargo | |
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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2 banking | |
n.银行业,银行学,金融业 | |
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3 projections | |
预测( projection的名词复数 ); 投影; 投掷; 突起物 | |
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分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 ) | |
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5 swapped | |
交换(工作)( swap的过去式和过去分词 ); 用…替换,把…换成,掉换(过来) | |
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6 apron | |
n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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7 safari | |
n.远征旅行(探险、考察);探险队,狩猎队 | |
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