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[1] Iraqis are looking forward to Sunday's elections, but some fear possible chaos1. The vote is Iraq's second nationwide election and comes at a vastly different time than the first in 2005. US troops have all but vanished from streets, but attacks continue and militants2 have threatened to target voters. 

 

[2] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has toured the heavily-damaged Chilean city of Concepcion. Firefighters showed him a 15-storey apartment building that had split and collapsed3, killing4 nine people. Ban says the international community will provide field hospitals, temporary bridges and other aid.

 

[3] President Barack Obama is turning up the heat for health care overhaul5 again, using his weekly radio and Internet address to try to convince a skeptical6 public of the need for his plan. He balked7 Republicans' calls to start from scratch. 

 

[4] Hundreds of sled dogs and thousands of fans lined up along Anchorage's 4th Avenue for the ceremonial start to the 1,100-mile Iditarod Dog Race. The actual competition starts on Sunday.

 


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1 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
2 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
3 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
5 overhaul yKGxy     
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
6 skeptical MxHwn     
adj.怀疑的，多疑的
参考例句：
  • Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
  • Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。
7 balked 9feaf3d3453e7f0c289e129e4bd6925d     
v.畏缩不前，犹豫( balk的过去式和过去分词 )；（指马）不肯跑
参考例句：
  • He balked in his speech. 他忽然中断讲演。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • They balked the robber's plan. 他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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