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1. Today is the final full day of campaigning before the 2010 midterm elections. President Obama was in Ohio yesterday, stumping¹ for Democratic candidates. It's expected Republicans will take over control of the House, but control of the Senate remains² in play.

2. A team of US investigators³ is headed to Yemen to help search for suspects in the most recent terror plot. The Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been linked to the bomb plot because of the use of the power explosive PETN. US intelligence officials believe the bomb maker⁴ is a 28-year-old Saudi named Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri.

3. Indonesia's deadly volcano has unleashed⁵ another powerful eruption⁶, spewing out towering clouds of hot ash. There are no immediate⁷ reports of new casualties or damage. Mount Merapi has killed at least 38 people in the past week.

4. The San Francisco Giants are one win away from the World Series title after defeating the Texas Rangers⁸ Sunday night. Final score: 4-0. The Giants now lead the best-of-seven series three-games-to-one. Game 5 is tonight. It’s a rematch from Game 1. Tim Lincecum will pitch for the Giants, Cliff Lee for the Rangers.

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1 stumping
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )；把（某人）难住；使为难；（选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。 But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

5 unleashed
v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。 The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 eruption
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
参考例句：
The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。 The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

7 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

8 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )；突击队员
参考例句：
Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？来自超越目标英语第3册 Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。来自超越目标英语第3册