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1. In the Gulf¹ oil spill, BP is getting most of the blame. A federal report just out says in the days leading up to the explosion on an offshore² oil rig, false decisions were made about the cement seal that added risk.

2. The lawyer for two American hikers in Iran is moving ahead with bail³ arrangements, even as the country's powerful judiciary says it is still reviewing bail provisions.

3. It will be the world's most powerful rocket and could eventually carry Americans into space. The rocket design is called the Space Launch System, first launch is at least 10 years away.

4. A new world record for the longest finger nails. Christine Walton of Las Vegas is nicknamed "The Dutchess". Now she is the new Guinness world record holder⁴. Her nails - ten feet two inches on the left hand.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 offshore
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。 A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

3 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

4 holder
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。