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1. In Alabama, residents are taking stock of what's left their homes and their high school. Many of them lost their homes and livelihoods1. Eight students died when a killer2 tornado3 razed5 through the school.

2. President Bush toured the damage in Alabama and Georgia. He's already declared the ravaged6 Alabama area a disaster. That means residents can get federal funds to help rebuild.

3. The U.S. military says three soldiers died when a roadside bomb went off next to their vehicle in Baghdad. Iraq's prime minister says he will shuffle7 his cabinet over the next few days and will pursue criminal charges against those who are against the U.S.-led security crackdown.

4. Elizabeth Hurley is a married woman. She and longtime boyfriend Arun Nayar tie the knot Friday at a private ceremony in England. Tonight's the big party at a castle in an English countryside. Guests reportedly include Elton John, model Kate Moss8 and Hurley's ex-boyfriend, Hugh Grant.

 

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. raze4: verb
If buildings, villages or towns are razed or razed to the ground, they are completely destroyed.

2. shuffle: verb
When a political leader shuffles9 the ministers in a government, he or she changes their jobs so that some of the ministers change their responsibilities.

3. tie the knot: phrase
If you say that two people tie the knot, you mean that they get married. (INFORMAL)


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1 livelihoods 53a2f8716b41c07918d6fc5d944b18a5     
生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。
2 killer rpLziK     
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
  • Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
  • The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
3 tornado inowl     
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
  • A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
4 raze wTDxH     
vt.铲平，把(城市、房屋等)夷为平地，拆毁
参考例句：
  • The nuclear weapons stored by the United States alone are sufficient to raze the planet.仅美国储存的核武器就足以毁灭地球。
  • The earthquake made the city raze to the ground.地震把这个城市夷为平地。
5 razed 447eb1f6bdd8c44e19834d7d7b1cb4e6     
v.彻底摧毁，将…夷为平地( raze的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The village was razed to the ground . 这座村庄被夷为平地。
  • Many villages were razed to the ground. 许多村子被夷为平地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 ravaged 0e2e6833d453fc0fa95986bdf06ea0e2     
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫
参考例句：
  • a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
  • The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。
7 shuffle xECzc     
n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走
参考例句：
  • I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
  • Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。
8 moss X6QzA     
n.苔，藓，地衣
参考例句：
  • Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
  • He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。
9 shuffles 63b497e2c78dc39f3169dd22143bf2ba     
n.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的名词复数 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼v.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的第三人称单数 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼
参考例句：
  • She shuffles cards expertly, all the guys stare in amazement. 她熟练地洗着牌，爷们都看呆了。 来自互联网
  • Fortune shuffles cards, but we discard them. 命运负责洗牌，而出牌的是我们自己。 来自互联网

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