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1. The head of the International Monetary¹ Fund will be in a New York City courtroom this morning. Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces charges he sexually assaulted a maid in his New York hotel room. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys say he will vigorously fight the charges.

2. Floodwaters diverted from New Orleans and Baton² Rouge³, Louisiana, are starting to flood the Mississippi River basin. Many of the towns that could eventually be under up to 20 feet of water have practically emptied out. Water started spilling into people's backyards on Sunday, but it could be at least a week before the crest⁴ arrives at some locations downstream.

3. The Vatican is telling bishops⁵ around the world to cooperate with police in reporting priests who rape⁶ and molest⁷ children. The document also says guidelines for preventing sex abuse should be developed by next May. The recommendations are non-binding and abuse victims say they don't go nearly far enough.

4. And that the latest craze on the dance floors of Mexico. Sequent cowboy boots with pointy toes so long, they curled up toward the knees. The trend started in Matehuala, a city of about 90,000 people 18 months ago, and it spread to nearby villages and showed up as far away as Mississippi and Texas.

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1 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 baton
n.乐队用指挥杖
参考例句：
With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。 The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

3 rouge
n.胭脂，口红唇膏；v.(在…上)擦口红
参考例句：
Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.女人往面颊上涂胭脂，使脸更漂亮。 She didn't need any powder or lip rouge to make her pretty.她天生漂亮，不需要任何脂粉唇膏打扮自己。

4 crest
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。 He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

5 bishops
（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )；（国际象棋的）象
参考例句：
Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。 "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

6 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

7 molest
vt.骚扰，干扰，调戏
参考例句：
If the man continues to molest her,I promise to keep no measures with the delinquent.如果那人继续对她进行骚扰，我将对他这个违法者毫不宽容。 If I were gone,all these would molest you.如果没有我，这一切都会来骚扰你。