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1. Officials in Manatee1 County, Florida have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in the kidnapping of a teenager. Deputies say Vicente Ignacio Beltran Moreno abducted2 the teen at gunpoint and tied him to a tree. The teen used a safety pin to help him escape.

2. The Midwest is recovering from a strong winter storm that dumped snow in some areas and produced tornados3 in others. The storm disrupted air travel from Denver to Chicago.

3. A suicide bomber4 killed at least 41 people and injured dozens outside a Baghdad college Sunday. The attacker detonated the bomb near the school entrance.

4. Fans are lining5 up outside the Kodak Theater in Hollywood hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars arriving for the 79th Annual Academy Awards. Some experts say the race for Best Picture is wide open.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. safety pin: n-count
A safety pin is a bent6 metal pin used for fastening things together. The point of the pin has a cover so that when the pin is closed it cannot hurt anyone.

2. wide open: phrase
If you say that a competition, race, or election is wide open, you mean that anyone could win it, because there is no competitor who seems to be much better than others.


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1 manatee Donzde     
n.海牛
参考例句：
  • We watched dolphin,manatee,sea lion and whale shows.我们看了海豚、海牛、海狮和鲸的表演。
  • One of the most extraordinary river creatures is Amazonian manatee.其中河里最特别的生物之一要数亚马孙海牛。
2 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
3 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
4 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
5 lining kpgzTO     
n.衬里，衬料
参考例句：
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
6 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
参考例句：
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

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