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1. Hurricane Karl is battering¹ Mexico's Gulf² Coast. The storm hit near Veracruz with winds of 150 miles per hour. Karl has already knocked down trees, billboards³ and power lines, and is now headed to the flood-prone mountainous region.

2. Police in London have arrested six people in a suspected terrorist plot against Pope Benedict. Five of the men were arrested at a garbage depot⁴ following a tip the police got. However, the arrests have not forced the pontiff to change his plans there.

3. Utility crews are hard at work in the Big Apple as that city tries to recover from a fierce storm that hit Thursday. At least one person was killed in the severe thunderstorm, and thousands were left without power.

4. Joe Torre is calling it quits. A Los Angeles Dodgers⁵ manager announced today that he'll retire at the end of the season. He won four World Series titles while managing the Yankees, and is finishing with more than 2,300 career wins.

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1 battering
n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。 He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 billboards
n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Large billboards have disfigured the scenery. 大型告示板已破坏了景色。来自辞典例句 Then, put the logo in magazines and on billboards without telling anyone what it means. 接着我们把这个商标刊在杂志和广告看板上，却不跟任何人透漏它的涵意。来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

4 depot
n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站
参考例句：
The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。 They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

5 dodgers
n.躲闪者，欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains 对火车逃票者的严厉打击 But Twain, Howells, and James were jeeringly described by Mencken as "draft-dodgers". 不过吐温、豪威尔斯和詹姆斯都是被门肯讥诮地叫做“逃避兵役的人。” 来自辞典例句