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1. Another day of wild swings on Wall Street with stocks finishing the day on a solid gain, ending up about 400 points. But investors¹ are still sorting through mixed economic data for clues about the health of economy.

2. Republican John McCain declares a winner in last night's debate and he's Joe the Plumber². McCain clashed with rival Barack Obama on who has the best plan to help small businesses like the one this Ohio plumber hopes to buy.

3. A medical helicopter that crashed in Illinois apparently³ clipped a radio tower. And investigators⁴ are looking at whether the tower lights were on. The chopper was carrying a one-year-old patient and three other people, all died.

4. Britain salutes⁵ its Olympic heroes, but there are questions about money for the Summer Games London will host in 2012. Some sponsors may give less than they pledged or stay away completely. The Games have a budget of about 17-billion dollars.

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1 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 plumber
n.(装修水管的)管子工
参考例句：
Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？ The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

3 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 salutes
n.致敬，欢迎，敬礼( salute的名词复数 )v.欢迎，致敬( salute的第三人称单数 )；赞扬，赞颂
参考例句：
Poulengey salutes, and stands at the door awaiting orders. 波仑日行礼，站在门口听侯命令。来自辞典例句 A giant of the world salutes you. 一位世界的伟人向你敬礼呢。来自辞典例句

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-17