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1. The main highway between southern and central California remains¹ closed in both directions. Blowing snow and ice from another winter storm have made driving conditions treacherous². Officials closed Interstate 5 after cars began sliding into lanes. The Los Angeles area is expecting at least another inch of rain through Monday.

2. Officials in Australia say at least three people have died since Saturday in some of the country's worst flooding in a decade. The floodwaters in Queensland now cover an area the size of France and Germany combined. At least 200,000 people have been affected³. Damages are expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

3. Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to be released from the Betty Ford⁴ Rehab center in Palm Springs today. But Lohan may face more legal issues. She’s under investigation⁵ for alleged⁶ misdemeanor battery on a Betty Ford worker. Lohan was sent to rehab as parts of her sentence for a drunken driving case.

4. The NFL playoff picture is now set. And for the first time in history, a team won its division with a sub-.500 record. The Seattle Seahawks outlasted⁷ the St. Louis Rams⁸ last night, capturing the NFC West. The Seahawks finish the season at 7-9. They will host the New Orleans Saints Saturday in the first round of the playoffs.

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1 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。

2 treacherous
adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的
参考例句：
The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。 The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

3 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

5 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 outlasted
v.比…长久，比…活得长( outlast的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
I outlasted several downsizings but the last one included me. 虽然我坚持到了最后，还是逃不过被裁的命运。来自互联网 This clock has outlasted several owners. 这座时钟的寿命比它的几个主人的寿命都长。来自互联网

8 rams
n.公羊( ram的名词复数 )；(R-)白羊（星）座；夯；攻城槌v.夯实（土等）( ram的第三人称单数 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输
参考例句：
A couple of rams are butting at each other. 两只羊正在用角互相抵触。来自辞典例句 More than anything the rams helped to break what should have been on interminable marriage. 那些牡羊比任何东西都更严重地加速了他们那本该天长地久的婚姻的破裂。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-06