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1. All but one runway at Denver's airport reopened as authorities continue to investigate yesterday's plane accident. Thirty-eight people were hurt when a Continental¹ Airlines jet veered² off a runway and caught fire. The conditions of the two most seriously hurt have been upgraded.

2. From the Pacific Northwest to New England, it's a cold and snowy start to winter. Seattle had a wind chill of 15 degrees this morning as residents braced⁴ for up to eight inches of snow. In Chicago, homeless people flocked to shelters amid a wind chill of 29 below.

3. Vice⁵ President Dick Cheney says he's confident Republicans will rebound⁶ from this year's election losses. But in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”, he says he is not sure if Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be the candidate to lead the comeback.

4. A giant panda suffering from a dense⁷ cataract⁸ on its left eye is recovering from surgery. Chinese video shows the panda injected with anesthetics before the procedure. Officials say the bear partly regained¹⁰ his vision Sunday.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. brace³ for: phr v.

If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.

2. flock to: phr v.

If people flock to a place, they go there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening there.

3. cataract: n. 【医】白内障

Cataracts¹¹ are layers over a person's eyes that prevent them from seeing properly. Cataracts usually develop because of old age or illness.

4. anesthetic⁹: n. 麻醉剂

a drug that stops you feeling pain

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1 continental
adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的
参考例句：
A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。 The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 veered
v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风）（在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转
参考例句：
The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road. 公共汽车突然驶入了逆行道。 The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree. 卡车突然驶离公路撞上了一棵树。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 brace
n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备
参考例句：
My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。 You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

4 braced
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来
参考例句：
They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。来自《简明英汉词典》 The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 rebound
v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回
参考例句：
The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。 Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

7 dense
a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的
参考例句：
The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

8 cataract
n.大瀑布，奔流，洪水，白内障
参考例句：
He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人。 The way is blocked by the tall cataract.高悬的大瀑布挡住了去路。

9 anesthetic
n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的
参考例句：
He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。 He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

10 regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )；赢回；重回；复至某地
参考例句：
The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

11 cataracts
n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 )；白内障
参考例句：
The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。来自辞典例句

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-22