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2008.06.03
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1. Senator Ted Kennedy is out of surgery at Duke University. His doctor says a procedure to 1 was successful. The 76-year-old now faces chemotherapy and radiation to treat the malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tumor.
2. A Texas judge has placed some tight restrictions on the parents of 400 children who are being allowed to return to their polygamist compound. Among other things, the parents have to allow 2 from the state.
3. Neil Entwistle arrived at a Boston-area courthouse for 3 under heavy security. It's been nearly two years since he was charged with killing his wife and nine-month-old daughter.
4. Space shuttle Discovery performed a slow back flip and then docked at the International Space Station. It's delivering a 4 : a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear.
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WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. chemotherapy: n.
Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
2. glioma: n.【医】神经胶质瘤
A tumor originating in the neuroglia of the brain or spinal cord.
3. lethal: adj.
If you describe something as lethal, you mean that it is capable of causing a lot of damage.
4. Buzz Lightyear: 巴斯光年
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