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1.Mr Obama welcomed a cabinet reshuffle by King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa in which four ministers, including two royal family members, were replaced.reshuffle [ri:ˈʃʌfəl]v.再洗牌，改组2. Mr. Ibrahim said reports of massacres by government troops were analogous to those suggesting that Saddam Hussein had developed unconventional weapons in Iraq, suggesting that they were designed as a reason for military attack. analogous [əˈnæləgəs]a.相似的unconventional ['ʌnkən'venʃənəl] adj. 非传统的3.“This has been a fast-moving scenario, with the violence really accelerating over recent days,” one official said.scenario [siˈnɑ:riəu]n.剧情说明书，剧本4. The most contentious issue to emerge in the recent labor battles has been the question of collective bargaining rights.contentious [kən'tenʃəs] adj. 好辩的, 好争吵的, 有争议的5.Seeking to appease disgruntled governors, President Obama announced Monday that he supported amending the 2010 health care law to allow states to opt out of its most burdensome requirements three years earlier than currently permitted.appease [əˈpi:z]vt.平息，抚慰，姑息disgruntled [disˈgrʌntld]a.不悦的burdensome ['bə:dnsəm] adj. 负担的, 恼人的, 艰难的6. Given the magnitude of effect that optimism has on heart heath and survival, more research is needed to unveil the pathways underlying this phenomenonmagnitude [ˈmægnitju:d]n.重要性，重大；巨大，广大underlying [ˌʌndəˈlaiiŋ]a.含蓄的，潜在的7. Ms Rice said Col Gaddafi was "frankly delusional".delusional [di'lu:ʒənl] adj.妄想的8.In a sign of mounting frustration among rebel leaders at Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s diminished but unyielding grip on power。

mount [maunt]vt.登上；发起vi.增长n.[M-]山，峰unyielding [ʌn'ji:ldiŋ] adj. 不屈的, 坚强的9. With escalating hostilities bringing Libya closer to civil war, rebels appeared to hold the city after a night of fighting, fending off tanks and artillery, special forces and regular army troops and, rebels said, fighter jets.fend [fend]v.照料(自己)，(自己)谋生；挡开，避开fending off抵御10. from Tiananmen Square to Tahrir Square and all the streets that now teem with the young and freedom-hungry.teem [ti:m] vi. 充满, 富于vt. 把 ... 倒空, 倾泻11.But each relinquished the power of an abusive elite without subjecting his country to a civil bloodbath。

relinquish [ri'liŋkwiʃ] vt.放弃, 放手abusive [ə'bju:siv] adj. 辱骂的, 诅咒的, 虐待的, 滥用的elite [ei'li:t] n.精英, 精华bloodbath ['blʌdbɑ:θ] n. 大屠杀12.The plagiarism scandal led to him being nicknamed Baron Cut-and-Paste, Zu Copyberg and Zu Googleberg by the German media.plagiarism n.剽窃，抄袭13."I don’t want us hamstrung," he said.hamstrung ['hæmˌstrʌŋ] adj. 残废的, 做不了的14. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo said his office in recent days had been inundated with reports from inside and outside the Libya.inundate[ˈinəndeit, inˈʌndet]vt.淹没15.Federal scientists also say the national study is being used to squelch other research by the E.P.A. on hydrofracking.squelch [skweltʃ] vt. 压扁vi. 发出嘎吱声n. 嘎吱声, 静噪电路16. The agreement will give themselves time to see if they can further extend the deadline to continue negotiating i n hopes of averting the first work stoppage in the league since players struck in 1987.17. On Friday, the China Daily newspaper reported that China plans to cut tariffs on imports as it seeks to stoke domestic demand.stoke [stəuk] vi. 添加燃料vt. 给(炉子)添燃料, 烧(火) <俚>大吃18.“The rate of increase is phenomenal,” said Jean Pierre。

phenomenal[fiˈnɔminəl]a.非凡的，出众的，庞大的adj. 现象的, 可感知的, 非凡的19. James D. Bell Jr., the president of the EPE Corporation, which assembles electronic circuit boards at its factory here, said health insurance trends were starkly different from those of his other business expenses.stark [stɑ:k] adj.严酷的, 荒凉的, 光秃秃的, 鲜明的adv.完全, 实在,简直20. It would be frivolous to spend taxpayer dollars on implementing a law that could very well be thrown out” by the courts, said William。

21. “It’s imperative that we move forward with a plan that spreads the cost of insurance over a large population,” said Mr. La Tourette。

imperative [im'perətiv] adj.紧要的, 必要的, 祈使的n.紧要的事, 命令, 义务, 驱使22. While men bore the brunt of job losses during the recession, requiring more women to serve as their family breadwinners。

brunt [brʌnt] n. 正面的冲击, 主要的压力23. I cannot describe the enormity of the violence they are committing against us。

enormity[iˈnɔ:məti]n.极恶，暴行，巨大23. before Congressional committees to plead for more money and then journey to the military academies to give perfunctory speeches about patriotism before young cadets.perfunctory[pəˈfʌŋktəri]a.草率的，敷衍的24.“Let’s just call a spade a spade。