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1. Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuating¹ the Southeast Texas Gulf² Coast. Forecasters say Hurricane Ike could grow into a Category 4 before it makes landfall. It could reach the coast by late Friday.

2. Ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in western Pennsylvania marked the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. At the Pentagon Memorial, benches were unveiled in honor of 184 victims. At Ground Zero, people read the names of more than 2,700 killed.

3. Newly discovered video shows John McCain's release from captivity³ in Vietnam. The future presidential candidate is seen limping off a bus and greeting American military officials. The footage was found in the archives of a Swedish broadcaster.

4. A seven-year-old Florida boy is recovering after getting trapped inside a washing machine. The boy and his five-year-old sister were playing in what they thought was a broken machine at a Laundromat. Child Protective Services is investigating.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1. Laundromat:

A service mark used for a commercial establishment equipped with washing machines and dryers⁴, usually coin-operated and self-service.

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1 evacuating
撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )；排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）；（从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空
参考例句：
The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。 Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

2 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 captivity
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
参考例句：
A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。 He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

4 dryers
n.干燥机( dryer的名词复数 )；干燥器；干燥剂；干燥工
参考例句：
Men also have hair dryers and, if they suffer from baldness, they use a growth stimulator, buy hairpieces, or have hair transplanted from the hirsute part of the scalp to the bare areas. 男士也有他们的吹风机，而且如果他们秃顶的话，还会用毛发生长剂、买假发，或者把头发从密集的地方移植到谢顶的地方。来自《简明英汉词典》 The dryers can be automated. 干燥机可以自动化作业。来自辞典例句

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-12