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Fire officials say everyone is safely out of an assisted-living center in suburban¹ Detroit. Firefighters helped residents escape down ladders, as flames wave through the three-storey building. No one was hurt, but some residents are complaining of chest pains from breathing the smoke. Firefighters believed the fire started in a heating unit.

The top US General in Iraq is giving the Iraqi army an overall grade of B minus, saying a lot of work still needs to be done for them to take over. In his second day of testimony² before the House Armed Services Committee, General David Petraeus did not say when he thinks US troops should start coming home. He stayed firm on his recommendation that come July, troop number should be kept at "presurge" levels for at least 45 days. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to US-led forces.

A journalist in the court room says Zimbabwe's High Court will wait until Monday to decide whether it will force the release of election results. There's been no official tally³ since the vote 11 days ago. The opposition⁴ says the President's party is delaying the process. The opposition also accuses the government of intimidating⁵ its supporters, a charge that Zimbabwean officials deny. There are also accusations⁶ of militants⁷ driving out white farmers from their lands。

It is another delay for the Dreamliner. Boeing announced it's pushing back the debut⁸ of its revolutionary 787 plane for the fourth time. The setback⁹ could cost the airspace giant billions of dollars in compensation to airlines. The latest delivery date for the Dreamliner is late next year.

Well, those are the headlines this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

3 tally
n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致
参考例句：
Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。 The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

4 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 intimidating
vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)
参考例句：
They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。 This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

6 accusations
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。 He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

7 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

8 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

9 setback
n.退步，挫折，挫败
参考例句：
Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。 She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。