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1. President-elect Barack Obama says part of his job will be to review all government spending, looking at places to cut back. Obama is vowing¹ to get rid of programs that are no longer useful or exist thanks to the power of politicians.

2. Three young Michigan girls are safe the day after their mother was found dead in the family's home. Police suspect the girls were taken by their father. He's now in custody² but has not been charged with a crime.

3. Political unrest in Thailand. Anti-government demonstrators swarmed³ to international airport, putting a stop to departing flights. Demonstrators tangled⁵ with supporerts of the government in the streets, arguing over the legitimacy⁶ of the prime minister's rule.

4. From North Korea, images of leader Kim Jong Il paying visits to factories making machinery⁷ and soap. The official news agency saying the 66-year-old provided field guidance. There has been speculation⁸ about the health of Kim Jong Il for a while he disappeared and is believed to have suffered a stroke.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. unrest: n.

If there is unrest in a particular place or society, people are expressing anger and dissatisfaction about something, often by demonstrating or rioting.

2. tangle⁴: v.

informal to argue or fight with someone

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1 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

2 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 swarmed
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )；云集；成群地移动；蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
参考例句：
When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。 When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

4 tangle
n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱
参考例句：
I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。 If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

5 tangled
adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。 A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

6 legitimacy
n.合法，正当
参考例句：
The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。 Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

7 machinery
n.(总称)机械，机器；机构
参考例句：
Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？ Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

8 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-26