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1.The Illinois attorney general files a motion with the state's highest court, asking justices to remove scandal-plagued Governor Rod Blagojevich from office. AG Lisa Madigan wants to strip the governor of his power saying impeachment¹ by legislators could take several weeks.

2.The Bush administration says it wants to avoid a collapse² of U.S. auto³ industry but no help appears imminent⁴. Officials suggest there is still time before General Motors and Chrysler run out of money. One choice is using a piece of the 700-billion-dollar bailout fund used to help the financial industry.

3.An ice storm in the northeast has left more than a million homes and businesses without power from Maine to Pennsylvania. Crews are so busy dealing⁵ with the emergencies, they have now started trying to turn lights back on. It could take days to get service restored.

4. Space shuttle Endeavour returns to its home base two weeks after landing back on earth. The shuttle made a detour⁶ to California because of stormy weather in Florida. It was then flown across the country on top of a Boeing 747 at a cost of nearly two million dollars.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.motion: n.

a proposal in a court, meetings, etc which is usually decided⁷ on by voting

2.scandal-plagued: adj.

a state of being troubled by scandals seriously

3.imminent: adv.

an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon

4.detour: n.

a way of going from one place to another that is longer than the usual way

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1 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

2 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 imminent
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。 The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

5 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 detour
n.绕行的路，迂回路；v.迂回，绕道
参考例句：
We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。 He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。

7 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-13