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1. The rising Missouri River has ruptured¹ two levees in northwest Missouri. That sent torrents² of floodwaters to the rural farmland toward the Iowa town of Hamburg and the Missouri resort town of Big Lake.

2. House officials say the House Ethics³ Committee staff has initiated⁴ a preliminary inquiry⁵ into Congressman⁶ Anthony Weiner. The probe of sexually charged online relationships with several women could take many months.

3. President Barack Obama announced details of a program to train 10,000 new American engineers every year. Private companies will join the government to promote education in science, technology, engineering and math. They'll offer incentives⁷ to students to finish their degrees and help universities pay for their engineering programs.

4. And don't expect added airline fees to go away any time soon. The government says airlines collected 3.4 billion dollars in baggage fees last year, that's up 24% from 2009. Analysts⁸ say without the fees the industry would be losing money.

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1 ruptured
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
参考例句：
They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。来自辞典例句

2 torrents
n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断
参考例句：
The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

4 initiated
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。 The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

5 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

6 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

7 incentives
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )；刺激；诱因；动机
参考例句：
tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施 Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。