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1. President Barack Obama is on the road. He was greeted in St. Paul, Minn, by the state's governor and congressional delegation¹. The White House says the three-day bus tour through Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois will focus “exclusively on the economy.”

2. The Indiana State Fair is scrapping² its grandstand concerts this week after Saturday night’s stage collapse³. Organizers say they are looking for new venues⁴ to host the remaining concerts.

3. At least 63 people have been killed in a string of bombings across Iraq. The last struck 17 cities from northern Sunni areas to the southern Shiite heartland.

4. A retired⁵ marine⁶ says he will accept the Medal of Honor next month on behalf of all marines. Dakota Meyer is getting the nation's highest military honor for his repeated attempts to rescue four US troops during a firefight in Afghanistan.

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1 delegation
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。 We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 scrapping
刮，切除坯体余泥
参考例句：
He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。 These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。

3 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

4 venues
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
参考例句：
The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。 Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。来自互联网

5 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。