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1. The G20 nations meeting in Seoul, South Korea have refused to call on countries to stop undervaluing their currencies. The dispute is over whether China and the United States are manipulating their currencies. President Obama said that leaders only agreed to refrain from competitive devaluation of currencies.

2. Passengers from the Carnival¹ Splendor² are waking up on land for the first time in days after a harrowing experience. The cruise ship was towed into the port of San Diego yesterday after it lost power following an engine room fire. Some passengers praised the crew but otherwise described their experience as a nightmare.

3. The death toll³ continues to rise following a series of eruptions⁴ at an Indonesian volcano. It is now more than 200. Mount Merapi began unleashing⁵ torrents⁶ of hot gas, rock and other debris⁷ two weeks ago. Experts have warned residents to stay away, saying it could erupt again at any time.

4. An Airbus executive says Rolls-Royce has identified a fault causing oil leaks on some of the world's largest airliners⁸. Rolls-Royce has fixed⁹ the problem on new models of the massive Trent 900 engine. He says the company is now working to fix older versions. Airbus has grounded the double-decker superjumbos after an engine failed, forcing an emergency landing.

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1 carnival
n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演
参考例句：
I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。 Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

2 splendor
n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌
参考例句：
Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。 All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

3 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 eruptions
n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。来自《简明英汉词典》 Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。来自辞典例句

5 unleashing
v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Company logos: making people's life better by unleashing Cummins power. 公司理念：以康明斯动力建设更美好的生活！来自互联网 Sooner or later the dam will burst, unleashing catastrophic destruction. 否则堤坝将崩溃，酿成灾难。来自互联网

6 torrents
n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断
参考例句：
The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

8 airliners
n.客机，班机( airliner的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The fog grounded the airliners. 大雾迫使班机停飞。来自《简明英汉词典》 They placed very stable and accurate atomic clocks on regularly scheduled jet airliners. 他们将非常稳定、准确的原子钟装在定期飞行的喷气式班机上。来自辞典例句

9 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。