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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

Hi, how are you? I'm Richard Lui at the CNN Center in Atlanta. And we got a look now what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS for you.

Voters in Oregon and Kentucky they are weighing in tomorrow on who should be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee². And polls where they show Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton in Oregon. Clinton is expected to do very well in Kentucky. She says she will remain in the race until the final primary, but most pundits⁴ feel her chances of catching⁵ Obama at this moment virtually impossible.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee coming out and saying he wants to be Senator John McCain's running mate. And in an interview yesterday, the former Arkansas governor says it would be up to McCain to decide what's best for his candidacy.

Senator Ted³ Kennedy appears to be out of "immediate⁶ danger" after suffering a seizure⁷ during the weekend. Doctors say he'll undergo a test during the next couple of days, but preliminary tests show he did not suffer a stroke. The Massachusetts Democrat¹ was rushed to the hospital Saturday morning.

Well, firefighters, battling a raging wildfire in Florida's Everglades, now have about a third of it contained. But just look at that! We are concerned here about the protective species of bird as well whose only home is in the Glades(先说的是glade,然后用rather改成glades). 36, 000 acres of the wetlands have burnt already. The fire has sent a haze⁸ of smoke across parts of South Florida.

It took a prince to loosen Iron Man's grip on the box office. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian debuted⁹ No. 1 this weekend, taking in nearly 57 million smackers. Iron Man slumped¹⁰ to second following to the Sword, I guess. But they will both likely give way to Indiana Jones by next weekend. The archaeologist and adventurer returns to U. S. silver screen Thursday in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull¹¹" after his decades. Can he still walk?

Those are the headlines at this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 pundits
n.某一学科的权威，专家( pundit的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。来自辞典例句 That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。来自互联网

5 catching
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
参考例句：
There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。 Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

6 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 seizure
n.没收；占有；抵押
参考例句：
The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。 The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

8 haze
n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊
参考例句：
I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。 He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

9 debuted
初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。 The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

10 slumped
大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )；沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
参考例句：
Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。 The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

11 skull
n.头骨；颅骨
参考例句：
The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。 He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。