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1. The Coast Guard says an oil platform that suffered a massive explosion two days ago has sunk in the Gulf¹ of Mexico. It's been burning since the explosion. And officials say it went down this afternoon. Meantime, the search continues for 11 workers missing since the explosion.

2. Tens of thousands of planes are taking off and landing in Europe today. There's a massive backlog² of stranded³ passengers following last week's volcanic⁴ eruption⁵ in Iceland. Today's flights are expected to make a small dent⁶ in clearing that up.

3. Members of Congress are going to have to get by next year without any extra money. The Senate has passed a bill eliminating a planned $1,600 raise. Still, they are making at least $174,000 a year.

4. March Madness is getting a little bigger. The NCAA is ready to increase the size in the basketball field from 65 teams to 68. It's all part of a new television bill to be voted on next week.

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1 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。

2 backlog
n.积压未办之事
参考例句：
It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。 Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。

3 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里，身无分文，一筹莫展。 I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

4 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

5 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。

6 dent
n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展
参考例句：
I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。 That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-26)