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1. The lawyer for a hotel maid who accused International Monetary¹ Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual abuse says she is telling the truth. Lawyer Jeffrey Shapiro says the maid is an immigrant from West Africa, who has a 15-year-old daughter. He says she had no idea who Strauss-Kahn was until after she was attacked.

2. Shipping² alone the Mississippi River has been stopped because of flooding fears. The Coast Guard says barge³ traffic could put an increased strain on levees. Port officials say the move could cost the US economy hundreds of millions of dollars per day.

3. Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew has died after battling esophageal cancer. Killebrew was an 11-time All-Star who played for the Washington Senators, the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals. He was 74.

4. The guest list is being kept secret, but producers are promising⁴ the biggest names on Hollywood for a special double-taping of Oprah's talk show at Chicago's United Center. Thousands of fans are excepted at the arena⁵. Oprah's talk show is wrapping up production after 25 seasons late this month.

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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 shipping
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
参考例句：
We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。 There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

3 barge
n.平底载货船，驳船
参考例句：
The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。 Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。

4 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 arena
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。 He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。