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1. Emergency crews continue to sift¹ through the wreckage² of Joplin, Missouri after a tornado³ flattened⁴ part of the town. Dozens of people were killed, including at least four people at the city's hospital. About 2,000 buildings were damaged.

2. Tim Pawlenty has officially jumped into the 2012 presidential race. Pawlenty made the announcement today in Des Moines, Iowa. The former Minnesota governor accused President Barack Obama of (quote) "not telling the truth" about the country's fiscal⁵ situation.

3. President Obama was in Ireland. Today he visited the small town of Moneygall where his great-great-grandfather once worked as a shoemaker. Obama also had a taste of Guinness beer. He later delivered a speech to thousands in Dublin.

4. And the president will not be able to spend the night in Ireland due to the eruption⁶ of a volcano in Iceland. Winds are blowing a dense⁷ cloud of ash toward Scotland. Some flights are being impacted.

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1 sift
v.筛撒，纷落，详察
参考例句：
Sift out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦的壳筛出来。 Sift sugar on top of the cake.在蛋糕上面撒上糖。

2 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。 New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 flattened
[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的
参考例句：
She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。 I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

5 fiscal
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。 The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

6 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。

7 dense
a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的
参考例句：
The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。