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2008.06.10
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1. The true power of nature was on full display throughout the Midwest. 1 are still tearing through southern Indiana, swallowing farmland and homes. So far eight people have died from flooding in Michigan and Indiana.
2. McDonald's has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its US restaurants. That's after concerns about salmonella food poisoning linked to some uncooked varieties. The grocer Winn-Dixie Stores said it was also 2 .
3. "It's good to be home. " That's from Senator Ted Kennedy after he returned to his family's compound on Cape Cod. The Massachusetts senator has been recovering from surgery to treat 3 for the past week.
4. Apple has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities. Analysts say Apple needed to upgrade the iPhone's Internet connection to 4 . The company is hoping to hit its target of selling ten million of the devices by the end of the year. |
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Raging: adj.
Raging water moves very forcefully and violently.
2. salmonella: n. 沙门氏菌
a kind of bacteria in food that makes you ill.
3. grocer: n.
A grocer or a grocer's is a shop where foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods are sold.
4. GPS:
Global Positioning System a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show your exact position on the Earth on a special piece of equipment.
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