1. At least one person is dead and seven people have been pulled alive from a collapsed1 five-story residential2 building in Mumbai. The National Disaster Response Force says up to 90 people could be trapped in the building.
2. An American described as a "leading drug lord" with a network spanning Asia and the United States has been arrested in Thailand. Joseph Manuel Hunter has been handed to agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
3. The democratic-led Senate is ready to approve legislation
averting3 a government shutdown on Tuesday. But House Republican leaders are
unwilling4 to accept the bill, ensuring that the nasty congressional squabble will spill into the weekend and possibly right up to the deadline and maybe beyond.
4. The Georgia
Aquarium5 is giving visitors a chance to peer inside the bodies of giant sea creatures. "Sea Monsters Revealed:
Aquatic6 Bodies" includes preserved bodies with their flesh stripped away to expose muscles, bones, and organs
underneath7.
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collapsed
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| adj.倒塌的 |
参考例句： |
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
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residential
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| adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的 |
参考例句： |
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
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averting
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| 防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移 |
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- The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
- These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。
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unwilling
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| adj.不情愿的 |
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- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
- His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
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aquarium
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| n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸 |
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- The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
- I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。
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aquatic
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| adj.水生的，水栖的 |
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- Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
- We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。
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underneath
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| adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面 |
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- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。
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