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1. While most of the nation has gone without much snow this season, Alaska is getting more than it can handle. At City of Valdez, they've seen more than 26 feet since November.

2. Democrats¹ in Wisconsin are winding² down their effort to gather enough signatures to force Republican Governor Scott Walker into a recall election. They need more than a half-million signatures by Tuesday's deadline. Republican legal challenges are almost certain to follow.

3. India is marking a milestone³ today in its fight to eradicate⁴ polio. It's been a year now since the last case of the disease. It's seen as a major victory in a global effort.

4. Apple has postponed⁵ sales of its iPhone 4S in mainland China stores out of concern for safety of large crowds of customers. Angry crowds fought and threw eggs at the Apple store in Beijing when it failed to open.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 winding
n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈
参考例句：
A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。 The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

3 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

4 eradicate
v.根除，消灭，杜绝
参考例句：
These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。 They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

5 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。 The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。