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1. President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail, trying to bolster¹ the Democratic base as the midterm elections approach. A new AP poll finds just half of the people who voted for President Obama two years ago say they will definitely vote this year. However, two thirds of the people who voted for John McCain say they will vote this year.

2. Jury selection starts today in the trial of a man charged in the death of Washington intern² Chandra Levy³. Ingmar Guandique is accused of murder, kidnapping and other charges. Authorities say he attacked Levy as she jogged along Rock Creek⁴ Park in May of 2001.

3. Saudi intelligence services are warning of a new terror threat from al-Qaeda against Europe, particularly in France. In a joint⁵ TV and radio interview on Sunday, the French interior minister said "The threat is real."

4. The Philadelphia Phillies had evened their National League Championship Series at one game apiece. Roy Oswalt pitched eight innings, getting up only one run in a 6-1 win. Game 3 is Tuesday in San Francisco. Game 3 of the Yankees-Rangers series is tonight in New York

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1 bolster
n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励
参考例句：
The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。 He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

2 intern
v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生
参考例句：
I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。 The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

3 levy
n.征收税或其他款项，征收额
参考例句：
They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。 A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

4 creek
n.小溪，小河，小湾
参考例句：
He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。 People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

5 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。