First up, we are looking at four wild fires that are burning in parts of Arizona. These things are getting bigger. We reported on the story earlier in the week. As of Wednesday afternoon, no deaths have been reported in connection with these wild fires and an official said just three buildings have been destroyed. Firefighters are working to get these flames under control though. They are having to battle with the weather as well. We are talking about high temperatures, low humidities, strong winds, all these things are combining to help spread the wild fires. The one causing the most concern is the gladiator fires near a historic mining town and on Wednesday, with only about 5% contained. Here you see one of the ways in which officials are trying to put out the flames, this is really interesting stuff here, the helicopter drops down over a lake, starts siphoning(虹吸) up water, then it heads out for one of the wild fires and dumps the water on the flames.
On Tuesday, we mentioned that voters were heading the polls in Nebraska and Oregon. Those states were holding the next round of US primary elections, and we've got results on them for you now. In terms of presidential candidates, they probably won't come as a surprise. Former Massachusetts Governor
Mitt1 Romney won the primaries in both states. He has been the Republican party's presumptive
nominee2 for a while now. And with these wins, he is getting closer to the number of delegates he needs to win to become his party's official nominee.
These folks aren't line up to vote. They are waiting to donate blood to try to help a Georgia woman who is suffering a rare case of flesh-eating bacteria. Louis explained what the disease is and how Amy Coplin got it in our show on Tuesday. You can find that in the
transcript3 archives on our website. This is just one of the blood drives that is happening around Georgia. Amy Coplin has been infused with more than 168
pints4(品脱) of blood since she got sick. And just to compare, a human body contains about 10 pints. Coplin's doctors say her struggle with this disease is going to be a roller coaster ride of highs and lows.
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mitt
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| n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手 |
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- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
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nominee
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| n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者 |
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- 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。
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transcript
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| n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书 |
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- A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
- They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
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pints
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| n.品脱( pint的名词复数 )；一品脱啤酒 |
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- I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel. 我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Two pints today, please. 今天请来两品脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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