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The US Senate is expected to vote in this evening on a massive financial bailout plan. It’s similar to the one the House rejected but this bill has some important changes including one to temporarily increase the amount of money you can have insured at a bank from $100,000 to $250,000.

Meanwhile September -- a very rough month at Ford¹. The automaker sums sales plunged² 35% last month. The drop was much worse than previously³ expected. The current credit crisis and high gas prices are being blamed for these problems. The bad news by the way comes on the same day that Ford marked the 100-year anniversary of the sale of the first Model T, the cost back then--825 dollars.

Wal-Mart now says that it’s dropping the price on several toys in anticipation⁴ of a weak holiday season. Some Barbie Dolls, the Play-Doh Ice Cream Shop and some Hot Wheels toys will now be as low as 10 bucks⁵. The company also plans to open its Christmas shops in the next ten days, with deeper discounts on holiday ornaments⁶.

Authorities in India are just trying to figure out who was behind the series of explosions in the country’s remote northeast region. Police say that two people have been killed, at least a hundred injured. A blast went off in a heavily crowded market place. Police say the separatist militant⁷ groups there active in that area are responsible.

And Spanish police are calling it the biggest crackdown ever against child Internet pornography. 121 people are in custody⁸ after officers raided more than 200 homes and seized millions of computer files. Police say that they are keeping tabs on nearly 100 other suspects.

An international investigation⁹ has concluded that the 2008 Chinese women’s team has the paperwork to prove that they were indeed old enough to compete and win this year’s Beijing Games. But it says there are still questions surrounding a previous team. The sports governing body says that two bronze medalists at the Sydney Games back in 2000 don’t have the documents to prove that they were actually not under age.

And those are the headlines at this hour. For more on those stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source on line, on TV, or on your cell phone，take care.

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1 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 anticipation
n.预期，预料，期望
参考例句：
We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。 The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

5 bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
参考例句：
They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。 They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。 Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

8 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

9 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。