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1. A lawyer representing a driver who reported his Toyota Prius sped out of control on a California freeway is sticking by his client's story. A congressional memo¹ raises questions about what happened to James Sikes. The attorney says he's unmoved by the memo, saying investigators² were unable to replicate³ the incident during an inspection⁴.

2. Authority crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris⁵ to reach downed power lines, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses as strong winds and heavy rain wreaked⁶ havoc⁷ in parts of the Northeast, killing⁸ several people.

3. A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Japan, rattling⁹ buildings across a broad swath of the country, including Tokyo. There were no immediate¹⁰ reports of damage or casualties. And the government said there was no danger from tsunamis¹¹ following the estimated 6.6-magnitude quake.

4. Mr. Shuffles¹² made his public debut¹³ at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo. It was the first time the elephant left the barn where he was born on Wednesday after a difficult, nine-day labor¹⁴ that left experts to believe he’d died in the womb.

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1 memo
n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章
参考例句：
Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？ Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

2 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》

3 replicate
v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的
参考例句：
The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。 It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

4 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

5 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。

6 wreaked
诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city. 地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。 They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping. 他们射杀和诱捕野生动物，造成了严重的破坏。

7 havoc
n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱
参考例句：
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。 This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

8 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 rattling
adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常动词rattle的现在分词
参考例句：
This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。 At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

10 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。

11 tsunamis
n.海啸( tsunami的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Our oceans are alive with earthquakes, volcanoes, and more recently, tsunamis. 海中充满着地震、火山，包括最近发生的海啸。来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号 Please tell me something more about tsunamis! 请您给我讲讲海啸吧！来自辞典例句

12 shuffles
n.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的名词复数 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼v.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的第三人称单数 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼
参考例句：
She shuffles cards expertly, all the guys stare in amazement. 她熟练地洗着牌，爷们都看呆了。来自互联网 Fortune shuffles cards, but we discard them. 命运负责洗牌，而出牌的是我们自己。来自互联网

13 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

14 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。