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2008.08.10
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1. The president of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia is 1 . This comes as the conflict with Russia escalates in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Russia's foreign minister says 1,500 people have been killed so far.
2.. Actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died. He 2 Saturday morning at a Chicago area hospital. His publicist says he had complications due to pneumonia. Mac was 50 years old.
3. Michael Phelps breezed through his first day of Olympic competition, swimming in a preliminary heat for the 3 . Phelps sweep(s) the field by almost one and a half seconds. |
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. cast a shadow/cloud over sth
literary to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something.
2. pneumonia: n. 【医】肺炎
a serious illness that affects your lungs and makes it difficult for you to breathe.
3. breeze through: phr v.
If you breeze through something such as a game or test, you cope with it easily.
4. heat: n.
a part of a race or competition whose winners then compete against each other in the next part.
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